Email Security: Anything to get you to click HERE!
Occasionally I’ll receive an email that is really enticing to me and could really lure me into wanting to click on the link in the message. One of the most recent was one sent from the BBB regarding a recent complaint made on my company. Who would complain about us? I couldn’t recall any recent conflicts that were left unresolved. I didn’t click and rather chalked it up to another great scam which turns out to be exactly what it was. In the past I have seen similar scams that were equally as good end up in my inbox, like the one that states I have a package on the dock at the UPS office and because of their many failed attempts to deliver the package I now have an invoice for a storage fee. These are both examples of a phishing attack and can put your corporate data at serious risk if one of your users accidentally clicks on the link.
So what happens?
Well, to the user nothing happens however something does happen. You downloaded a software program and installed it on your computer. The purpose of the software program is to do one of many things to your computer. One thing would be to allow someone remote access into your system. Another could be that it would automatically send data off your computer to the host system you have connected it to. Another, similar to the first thing, would allow someone from the outside access to your computer to use it for potential malicious activities. Things like hosting spam engines, attacking other networks and all kinds of malicious activities.
So before you click think twice. Contact your IT support person or company and ask. If you did click then own up to it and still contact someone that can assist. Chances are you have put something on your system that should be removed ASAP.
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BBB Scam
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