Teach students to recognize phishing and scams

[Carolyn_Cannon]

My district just had to send this video to LITERALLY EVERYONE because a crap ton of people (even teachers!!) were fooled by a phishing account and gave them their passwords. This stuff is legit

[mariokart]

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No. Not "unless you know who you're sending it to." Never. Period. Legitimate organisations will never ask you to email account details.

[kiwisearches]

What a great and simple video to help people learn about phishing and scams.

[nznegativeions]

If something is too good to be true it probably isnt? *You mean it IS.*

[lucicuci_]

If I am the only one here because my teacher sent me here...I am embarassed

[SkillMentorSecurity]

Nice! What video editing software did you use to make this video?

[christophorusardinugraha]

Could you turn on the community contribution so I can help translate it to Bahasa Indonesia? I will show it to my students.

[joonasfi]

Lack of https ("green lock") is a danger, but presence of https does not tell you anything! It is not a "this is safe" -indicator.

[adriancalica]

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is good and can be useful.
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But just as in the offline world,
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you also need to watch out for the occasional bandit.
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In the offline world, if a stranger
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offered you some candy, you'd know better than to take it.
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The same principle applies online.
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If someone offers you a discount coupon,
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asks you to take a survey to win a free smartphone,
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or tells you that you won a trip to Hawaii,
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you should be suspicious of the content and the intention
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behind it.
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Social engineering is a technical term for content
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that tricks you into revealing personal information,
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like your login details or credit card number.
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Social engineering attacks can happen
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over email, ads, or web pages.
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Some attacks can be pretty easy to spot.
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Remember the rich prince who wanted to transfer millions
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of dollars to your account?
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But others can be sophisticated and pretty convincing.
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So let's talk about some steps you
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can take to avoid online scams.
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One of the most common ways to trick users is through email.
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Social engineering emails look like they're
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from a legitimate source.
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But they're not.
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For example, an email may claim to be from a bank
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and say that your banking account has been compromised
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and that you must quickly email them your password to avoid
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having the money stolen.
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It's important to remember never send
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personal information over email unless you're absolutely
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sure who you're sending it to.
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The attackers will use every trick in the book
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to make you believe that the address in an email
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is legitimate, faking the from address
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to make it look like it's from someone you know.
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So don't use the reply address in the message
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unless you are sure who the sender is.
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And don't click on links in the email.
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Instead, open a new window and type in the official website
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of the bank or company in question
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and find the contact address.
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Social engineering can also happen
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when you visit a web page.
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Scammers will generate a sense of urgency
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and create websites that look similar to sites
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that you already use.
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That's why when visiting a web page,
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pay close attention to the page's URL
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because attackers will often make
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this URL look similar to that of a genuine site.
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Before you enter any personal information on a web page,
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check the URL to make sure it starts with HTTPS
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and is preceded by a locked padlock icon.
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Other types of scams can trick you
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into downloading malware or unwanted software that
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may harm your device or steal your personal information.
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A website or an ad cannot detect if your machine is compromised.
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If you see a message while browsing
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saying that your computer is infected
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and asking you to download software,
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you should be suspicious.
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Remember to always download software
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from reputable sources.
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Now you know what social engineering is, as well as
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steps you can take to avoid online scams.
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And remember, if something looks too good to be true,
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it probably isn't.

[super]

who else is here bc their teacher made them watch this, and they already know how to avoid this. smh

[khloecapili]

is avast free antivirus (software) safe to use? can you recommend safe softwares to download? ty!

[iconsworld]

There's also the advanced way the hacker can use. For example phone calls. Because they can gain information from you, to brute force your password of your account too. That is quite rare. But is possible.

[Devil-zmku]

Why do I have to learn about online safety O_O TELL ME

[stanleybowman-hood]

tech support scammers: write that down write that down

[enpappa]

Informative, but the music is unecessary.

[Thespieler]

Why would you animate the mouse doing the thing you are telling us not to do

[MaxxKoggen]

The funny thing is google uses the same tactics. Like asking you if you run a business when you are providing feedback on another business. Like, why are you asking me personal stuff?

[wiburu]

How come I'm on the official Facebook website, but it does not have a green lock pad

[ipostregularlysubscribetos]

Reply address is just for work really and software is safe

[tatumsneed]

This helped SO SO much! Thank you for this video