The 7 red flags of phishing - Get Cyber Safe (2024)

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1 Urgent or threatening language 2 Requests for sensitive information 3 Anything too good to be true 4 Unexpected emails 5 Information mismatches 6 Suspicious attachments 7 Unprofessional design If you spot any of these red flags in a message: Newen niizhwaaswi mishko gikiweginan owi gimodiwin 1Wewiibendaagwog maage aakwaadendaagwog kidiwin 2Gagwedwewinan owi niinwendaaagwog gikendamowin 3Wegwen gwa enendaagwog zaam gichi nishing awii debiwemigag 4Newen e’dinendiziiyin waasamo biiwaabikong zhibiiganan 5Gikendamowin gaawii miigsesinag 6Monendaagwog zagisijiganan 7Nigaanaagwog mazinibiigan Giishpin maaminanaamdaman gego ninda mishko gikiweginan zhiwe biijibiigan: tēpakohp kā-miskwāki phising-pākacīkīmowin wīpāscikana pēyakKīspin sīmāk awina kinōtī-ayamihik akācī kikakwī-maci-itōtākawin nēsokīspin kinitotamākawin tipinaw kīna-kimasinahikana NistoKīspin osām tahkākītākwān nēwokitātawī kā-pī-masinahamākawiyin email-masinahikana niyānankīspin namōna katawā-isinākwan nikotwāsikkīspin namōna katawā isinākwanwa aniki attachment-masinahikana tēpahkōpkīspin osām māmāsīs isinākwan kīspin ōki kāmiskwāki-wīpāscikana kiwāpātīn pī-masināhamākawini ᖃᐅᔨᓇᖅᑐᖅ 7-ᖑᕗᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᔾᔪᑎᒋᔪᓐᓇᖅᑕᑎᑦ ᖃᕆᓴᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᕋᔭᒃᑕᐅᓇᓱᒃᑯᕕᑦ 1ᑐᐊᕕᕐᓇᕐᓂᕋᐃᔪᑦ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᑲᑉᐱᐊᓵᕆᔪᑦ 2ᑐᓴᕈᒪᔪᖅ ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑦᑎᔾᔪᑎᒋᔭᕆᐊᖃᓐᖏᑕᕐᓂᒃ 3ᓱᓇᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᐱᐅᓗᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᓱᓕᒍᓂ 4ᓂᕆᐅᓇᓐᖏᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᖃᕆᓴᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᑎᑎᖃᐅᓯᐊᕐᓗᑎᑦ 5ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᑦ ᒪᓕᒃᑎᒌᓐᖏᓗᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ 6ᒪᓗᖕᓇᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᑦᑕᔪᑦ 7ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔨᒻᒪᕆᖕᒥ ᓴᓇᔭᐅᓯᒪᓐᖏᑦᑐᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒍᕕᑦ ᓇᓕᐊᖕᓂᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐸᓴᒍᓱᖕᓇᖅᑐᑦ ᑎᑎᖃᐅᓯᐊᕐᓂ: Lluiknek 7 te’sekl mekwe’kl mtaweknl ukjit wesuwa’tasik koqoey 1 Nuta’q kisna kwetaywek klusuaqn 2 Kwilutmk kesite’lsimkewey koqoey 3 Ta’n Pasik koqoey asami-klu’lk tlian 4 Mu Teli-kskmatasinukl email-el 5 Etekl pilu’tekl 6 Piltu’tekl nastekl 7 Mu tepi-klu’ktnuk kisitasik FAQs

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Phishing is one of the most common threats you can encounter online. Luckily, phishing messages can be easy to spot– if you know what you’re looking for.

Here are the 7 biggest red flags you should check for when you receive an email or text.

1 Urgent or threatening language

Real emergencies don’t happen over email.

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Look out for:

  • Pressure to respond quickly
  • Threats of closing your account or taking legal action

2 Requests for sensitive information

Anyone asking for personal information over email or text probably shouldn’t be trusted with it, anyway.

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Look out for:

  • Links directing you to login pages
  • Requests to update your account information
  • Demands for your financial information, even from your bank.

3 Anything too good to be true

Winning a lottery is unlikely. Winning a lottery you didn’t enter is impossible!

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Look out for:

  • Winnings from contests you’ve never entered
  • Prizes you have to pay to receive
  • Inheritance from long-lost relatives

4 Unexpected emails

Except the unexpected, and then send it right to the trash.

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Look out for:

  • Receipts for items you didn’t purchase
  • Updates on deliveries for things you didn’t order

5 Information mismatches

Searching for clues in phishing email puts your love of true crime podcasts to good use.

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Look out for:

  • Incorrect (but maybe similar) sender email addresses
  • Links that don’t go to official websites
  • Spelling or grammar errors, beyond the odd typo, that a legitimate organization wouldn’t miss

6 Suspicious attachments

Attachments might seem like gifts for your inbox. But just like real gifts, they’re not always good…

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Look out for:

  • Attachments you didn’t ask for
  • Weird file names
  • Uncommon file types

7 Unprofessional design

For some reason, hiring a graphic designer isn’t on a cyber criminals priority list.

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Look out for:

  • Incorrect or blurry logos
  • Company emails with little, poor or no formatting
  • Image-only emails (no highlightable text)

If you spot any of these red flags in a message:

  • don’t click any links
  • don’t reply or forward
  • don’t open attachments

Delete the email or text, or reach out to the sender through a different channel if you're not sure.

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Newen niizhwaaswi mishko gikiweginan owi gimodiwin

Gimodiwin aawan bezhig yaawong gagwech aakwaadag age nakweshkaman waasamo asabi biiwaabikong. Miikawaaj, gimodiwin izhibiigan wenpanad awii waabmjigaadeg — giishpin gikendaman nendowaabmdaman. Ninda niizhwaaswi memaanjig michaag misko gikiweginan age nda-gikendaman apii debinaman waasamo biiwaabikong zhibiigan maage zhibiigaans.

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Wewiibendaagwog maage aakwaadendaagwog kidiwin

Gegeti neniizaanag gaawii zhiwebisinon owi waasamo biiwaabikong zhibiigan.

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Gikowaabmdan owi:

  • Gagetnaamigowin awii nakwetaman wewiib gwa
  • Aakwaadag awii gibaakogaadeg gdo dibendaasowin maage dikonigowin

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Gagwedwewinan owi niinwendaaagwog gikendamowin

Gwayaa gagwedwed ayaawiyin gikendamowin owi debinaman waasamo biiwaabikong zhibiigan maage zhibiigaans megwaach gaawii adaa penimandaagosino awii yaamiwaad, aanawi.

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Gikowaabmdan owi:

  • Dikobijiganan zhinomaagowin newen biindigebiige baakiiginiganan
  • Gagwedwewinan awii oshkibiiman gdo dibendaasowin gikendamowin
  • Gagwejimigowin owi gdo zhoonyaa gikendamowin, waa-aaj gwa gdo zhoonyaa gamig

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Wegwen gwa enendaagwog zaam gichi nishing awii debiwemigag

Bakinaageng owi taagewin gaawii adaa zhiwebisinon. Bakinaageng owi taagewin gaawii agaa boozibiigewin gaawii maninaak adaa zhiwebisino!

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Gikowaabmdan owi:

  • Bakinaageng newen gagweji bikaangewinan gaawii agaa boozibiigesiwon
  • Bakinaagewinan aabdeg awaa dibaman awii debinaman
  • Ondiziwin gewe agaa naachidaa nowendaasag

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Newen e’dinendiziiyin waasamo biiwaabikong zhibiiganan

Dinendan owi e’dinendiziiyin, miinwaa niindaawen ne-aab odi webiniganing.

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Gikowaabmdan owi:

  • Zhibiigewin newen gaawii agaa giizhpinadoosiwaon
  • Oshkibiiganan newen biijigaadeg newen agaa majidwesiiwin

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Gikendamowin gaawii miigsesinag

Dowaabmdamang newen makowaabmjigewinan zhiwe gimodiwin debinaman waasamo biiwaabikong zhibiigan atoon gdo bashigendaman debwemigag baataadiwin giigidowin waasamo asabi biiwaabikong mina nikaaziyin.

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Gikowaabmdan owi:

  • Gaawii debwesinag (dash gnimaa gegaa naasaab) abi niindaawed waasamo biiwaabikong zhibiigan ado zhinkaaziwinan
  • Dikobijiganan gaawii ezhaasinag newen gimaawong waasamo-asabi mazina-iganan
  • Ezhi zhibiigaadeg maage weweni zhibiigaadeg waanibii-iganan, baashkaji owi gagwech maazhiibiigan, owi gegeti debwemigag nakiiwin age bashiginangiba

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Monendaagwog zagisijiganan

Zagisijiganan gnimaa adaa nendaagwodoon miigwewinan owi gdo abi niindaagowin. Dash dibishko agwa gegeti miigwewinan, gaawii aanigwadinang pane nishishinon…

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Gikowaabmdan owi:

  • Zagisijiganan gaawii agaa gagwedwesiing
  • Maandaawinaagwog zigakibiigan noziwinan
  • Giiwaadendaagwog zigakibiigan dnowaa

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Nigaanaagwog mazinibiigan

Manji gwaa iidik, aangizhewind mezinibiiged gaawii tesino owa gemodid netamendaagwog.

Gikowaabmdan owi:

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  • Giiwaajibiigan maage biigizawinaagwad mazinibiiganan
  • Mazinaazigan goweta waasamo biiwaabikong zhibiiganan (gaawii gego eshpibiigaadeg zhibiigan)
  • Nankiiwin waasamo biiwaabikong zhibiiganan bangii, nigaanaagwog maage gaawii gego weweni izhinaagwog

Giishpin maaminanaamdaman gego ninda mishko gikiweginan zhiwe biijibiigan:

  • gegwa maagibidoke gego dikobijiginan
  • gegwa nakwetige maage aanke niindaaweke
  • gegwa nisaakinange zigisijiginan

Mamoon owi waasamo biiwaabikong zhibiigan maage zhibiigaans, maage zhiibiniketo owa abi niindaawed owi bkaan nikiiyaa giishpin gaawii gagwekwendiziiyin.

Debanan woshme makowaabmjigewinan awii gishkiiwaag gdo dibendaasowinan miinwaa nikaaziwinan odi

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tēpakohp kā-miskwāki phising-pākacīkīmowin wīpāscikana

mwāci mistahi phishing-pākacīkimowina kawāpātīn kā-kakwī-maci-itōtākiwiyin māmātāwi-āpacīcikan kā-apacītāyin. māka wīcasin kawāpātaman -kīspin kikiskēnētīn kēkwān kā-asawāpātaman. mākōwā mwāci kā-misāki tēhpahkōp kā-miskwāki wīpāscikana kā-asawāpātaman ispihk kā-pīmasināhamākawiyin email akācī text.

pēyak
Kīspin sīmāk awina kinōtī-ayamihik akācī kikakwī-maci-itōtākawin

kīspin tāpwe emergency namōna kapī-masināhamākawin email.

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ōki asawāpāta:

  • kīspin sīmāk poko kāwī-kamasināmākiyin
  • kīspin kiwī-misimikawin akācī kakipahikātīk account-masinahikan

nēso
kīspin kinitotamākawin tipinaw kīna-kimasinahikana

kīspin awina kinitotamāk tipinaw kīna-kimasinahikana kā-apacītāt email akācī kā-pīmasināhamāsk oci text mōna misawāc kakī-tāpwēkīnamīt.

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ōki asawāpāta:

  • Link-mākonikanisa kā-itōtahikawiyin login-masinahikanīk mamātāwi-āpacīcikanīk.
  • Kīspin kikakwīcimikawin kītwām kamasināhaman account-masinahikanisa
  • Kīspin kisīkimikawin kasipwīcisahaman kisōniyāwikamik-masinahikana

Nisto
Kīspin osām tahkākītākwān

Kā-otahikiyin lottery, namōna māskōc miscowāk. namōna kākī-otahikān lottery kīspin namōna kikī-atāwiyin.

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ōki asawāpāta:

  • Kīspin kiwītamākawin i-otahikiyin ēkwa namwāc ikī otinaman anima mawanīkīwin-masinahikan
  • Katipāhaman kiyōtahowina
  • Kīspin awina tāpiskōc ī-wākōmat kinakatamākawin kēkwān awsowīnīta

nēwo
kitātawī kā-pī-masinahamākawiyin email-masinahikana

kāwina nānitaw itēnīta, tāpwipakwāni wīpina.

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ōki asawāpāta:

  • kā-atāwiyin-masinahikanis ipīmasināhamākawiyin ēkwa namwāc ikī-atāwiyin kēkwān.
  • kīspin kipīmasinahāmākawin tāpiskōc kēkwān ikī-nitotaman māka namwāc kikī-nitocikān.

niyānan
kīspin namōna katawā-isinākwan

Dowaabmdamang newen makowaabmjigewinan zhiwe gimodiwin debinaman waasamo biiwaabikong zhibiigan atoon gdo bashigendaman debwemigag baataadiwin giigidowin waasamo asabi biiwaabikong mina nikaaziyin.

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ōki asawāpāta:

  • papiyātak ayamītā awina kā-pīcisāhamāsk apwitikwī pītos email-address
  • pīspin namōna aniki nanātōk-mākonikanisa ispaninwa
  • pīspin māmāsīs isi-masinahikātīw, namōna māmāsīs masinahikīwak otatoskīwak

nikotwāsik
kīspin namōna katawā isinākwanwa aniki attachment-masinahikana

pēyakwan ipī-mosci-pīcisāmākawiyin isinākwanwa ōki Attachment-masinahikana, māka namwāci ōki minwāsinwa

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ōki asawāpāta:

  • kīspin namōna kikī-nitotamān
  • osām nanātōk isinīkātīwa
  • osām nanātōk file-type-masinahikana

tēpahkōp
kīspin osām māmāsīs isinākwan

namōna kawāpamāwak ōki opākacīkīmowak kā-minwāsiki otisīwicikīwinowāwa

ōki asawāpāta:

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  • namōNa kwayask nōkwanwa logo-cikāstīpisona
  • kīspin aniki email-masinahikana mosci cikāstīpanīcikana
  • kōmpanī-email masinahikana māmāsīs masinahikātīwa

kīspin ōki kāmiskwāki-wīpāscikana kiwāpātīn pī-masināhamākawini

  • kāwina mākona ōki link-makonikanisa
  • kāwina kāwī-masināmawik akāci sāpo-itsāhamākī
  • kāwina nōtīna attachment-masinahikana

kīspin ōki kāmiskwāki-wīpāscikana kiwāpātīn pī-masināhamākawini

kispin kiyāpic kinotī-kiskīnītīn īsi kakitāpamisowin ōta itōtī

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ᖃᐅᔨᓇᖅᑐᖅ 7-ᖑᕗᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᔾᔪᑎᒋᔪᓐᓇᖅᑕᑎᑦ ᖃᕆᓴᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᕋᔭᒃᑕᐅᓇᓱᒃᑯᕕᑦ

ᐅᓇ ᖃᕆᓴᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᕋᔭᒃᑕᐅᓇᓱᖕᓂᖅ ᐅᓗᕆᐊᖅᓵᕆᔾᔪᑕᐅᒐᔪᖕᓂᖅᐸᐅᔪᖅ ᖃᐅᔨᓇᖅᓯᓲᑦ ᐃᑭᐊᕿᕕᒃᑯᑦ. ᐊᓕᐊᓇᐃᑦ, ᖃᕆᓴᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᕋᔭᒃᑕᐅᓇᓱᓕᕈᕕᑦ ᕿᓚᒥ ᖃᐅᔨᓛᖅᑐᑎᑦ - ᖃᐅᔨᒪᒍᕕᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᖓᖕᒪᖔᑕ ᖃᐅᔨᓇᓱᒍᓐᓇᖅᑐᑎᑦ. ᑕᕝᕙ 7-ᖑᔪᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᔾᔪᑎᒋᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒋᐊᕐᓗᒋᑦ ᖃᕆᓴᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᖃᐅᓯᐊᕈᕕᑦ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐅᖃᓘᑎᕋᓛᕐᓄᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᕐᕕᐅᒍᕕᑦ.

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ᑐᐊᕕᕐᓇᕐᓂᕋᐃᔪᑦ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᑲᑉᐱᐊᓵᕆᔪᑦ

ᑐᐊᕕᕐᓇᖅᑐᓪᓚᑖᑦ ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇᐅᕙᓐᖏᑦᑐᑦ ᖃᕆᓴᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᑎᑎᖃᐅᓯᐊᕈᑕᐅᓗᑎᒃ.

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ᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᖃᐅᔨᓇᓱᒍᓐᓇᖅᑐᑎᑦ

  • ᐊᒃᑐᕈᓐᓇᖅᑎᑦᑎᓪᓗᓂ ᑭᐅᔭᐅᔪᒪᔪᖅ ᑐᐊᕕᖅᖢᓂ
  • ᐅᓗᕆᐊᖅᓵᕆᔪᖅ ᒪᑐᓯᓂᐊᕐᓂᕋᖅᖢᓂ ᐃᒡᕕᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᒃᑯᕕᖓᓂᒃ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᑎᒍᔭᐅᓂᐊᕐᓂᕋᐃᔪᖅ ᐃᖅᑲᖅᑐᐃᔨᑎᒍᑦ

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ᑐᓴᕈᒪᔪᖅ ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑦᑎᔾᔪᑎᒋᔭᕆᐊᖃᓐᖏᑕᕐᓂᒃ

ᑭᓇᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᐊᐱᕆᔪᖅ ᐃᒡᕕᑦ ᒥᒃᓵᓂᒃ ᖃᕆᓴᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᖢᓂ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐅᖃᓘᑎᕋᓛᒃᑯᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᖢᓂ ᐃᒃᐱᒋᔭᕆᐊᖃᓐᖏᑕᑎᑦ.

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ᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᖃᐅᔨᓇᓱᒍᓐᓇᖅᑐᑎᑦ

  • ᐊᑦᑕᑕᐅᑎᖏᓂᒃ ᓇᕿᑦᑎᖁᔨᔪᖅ ᖃᕆᓴᐅᔭᕐᒥᒃ ᒪᑐᐃᖅᓯᓂᐊᕐᒪᑦ.
  • ᑐᒃᓯᕋᖅᑐᖅ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᖓᓕᕐᒪᖔᑕ ᐃᒡᕕᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᒃᑯᕕᖓᓂᒃ
  • ᐊᒃᓱᕉᑎᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᒃᕕᖕᓄᑦ ᓈᓴᐅᑎᓂᒃ ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑕᐅᔪᒪᔪᖅ, ᐃᒡᕕᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᒃᑯᕕᖓᓂᖔᖅᖢᓂ.

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ᓱᓇᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᐱᐅᓗᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᓱᓕᒍᓂ

ᓵᓚᖃᕐᓂᕋᖅᑕᐅᓗᑎᑦ ᓛᑐᓕ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᓱᓕᓐᖏᑦᑐᑦ. ᓵᓚᒃᓴᕈᕕᑦ ᓛᑐᓕᒥᒃ ᐱᓇᓱᓚᐅᓐᖏᑕᕐᓂᖅ ᐊᔪᕐᓇᖅᑐᖅ!

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ᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᖃᐅᔨᓇᓱᒍᓐᓇᖅᑐᑎᑦ

  • ᓵᓚᖃᕐᓂᕋᖅᑕᐅᒍᕕᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓚᐅᓐᖏᓪᓗᑎᑦ ᐱᓇᔪᖃᑕᐅᓚᐅᓐᖏᓪᓗᑎᑦ
  • ᓵᓚᖃᐅᓯᐊᑎᑦ ᐊᑭᓕᕆᐊᖃᕐᓗᒋᑦ ᐱᓂᐊᕈᕕᒋᑦ
  • ᐃᓚᖕᓂᒃ ᑕᑯᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᓐᖏᑕᑐᖃᕐᓂᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖅᑖᕐᓂᕋᑦᑕᐅᓗᑎᑦ ᐃᓅᔪᓐᓃᕐᓂᖓᓄᑦ

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ᓂᕆᐅᓇᓐᖏᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᖃᕆᓴᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᑎᑎᖃᐅᓯᐊᕐᓗᑎᑦ

ᓂᕆᐅᓇᓐᖏᑦᑐᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓂᐊᖅᐸᑎᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖃᕆᓴᐅᔭᕐᒥ ᐊᒃᑕᑰᓯᕝᕕᖑᐊᖓᓄᑦ ᐃᒋᓪᓗᒋᑦ.

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ᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᖃᐅᔨᓇᓱᒍᓐᓇᖅᑐᑎᑦ

  • ᑕᕐᕋᖏᑦ ᐱᖁᑎᑦ ᓂᐅᕕᓚᐅᓐᖏᑕᑎᑦ
  • ᖃᓄᐃᓕᖓᓕᕐᒪᖔᑕ ᐃᓕᖕᓄᑦ ᑐᓂᔭᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᑎᑭᓵᕆᓚᐅᓐᖏᑕᑎᑦ.

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ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᑦ ᒪᓕᒃᑎᒌᓐᖏᓗᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ

ᕿᓂᖅᖢᓂ ᖃᓅᖕᒪᖔᑕ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐱᕋᔭᒐᓱᒃᑐᑦ ᖃᕆᓴᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐃᒡᕕᑦ ᑐᕌᕈᑎᖓᓄᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᓯᓂᐊᕋᕕᑦ ᑐᓵᖃᑦᑕᖅᑕᖅᑐᑦ ᐱᕋᔭᒍᑎᒋᔭᕕᓃᑦ ᐃᓕᑕᕕᓂᖅᑎᑦ ᐅᖃᓗᕋᐅᔭᐅᑎᒃᑯᑦ

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ᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᖃᐅᔨᓇᓱᒍᓐᓇᖅᑐᑎᑦ

  • ᑕᒻᒪᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ (ᐃᒻᒪᑳ ᐊᔾᔨᑲᓴᖓ) ᐊᐅᓪᓚᖅᑎᑦᑎᕕᒋᓇᓱᒃᑕᐃᑦ ᖃᕆᓴᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᑐᕌᕈᑎᑦ
  • ᐊᑕᔾᔪᑎᑦ ᖃᕆᓴᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᒪᑐᐃᖅᓯᔪᓐᓇᖏᑦᑐᑦ ᖃᕆᓴᐅᔭᖃᕐᕕᐅᔪᓂᒃ
  • ᑎᑎᕋᖅᓯᒪᓂᖏᑦ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᑕᐃᒎᓯᑦ ᑕᒻᒪᖅᑕᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ, ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇᐅᒐᔪᓐᖏᑦᑐᑦ ᑲᒪᓇᖅᑐᑦ ᑕᒻᒪᖅᓯᒪᔫᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ, ᐅᑯᐊᓗ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᓯᔨᓪᓚᑖᑦ ᖃᐅᔩᓇᕋᔭᖅᑕᖏᑦ.

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ᒪᓗᖕᓇᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᑦᑕᔪᑦ

ᐊᑕᔪᑦ ᓲᕐᓗ ᑐᓐᓂᖁᓯᐊᕐᑎᑦᑎᔪᑦ ᐃᒡᕕᑦ ᖃᕆᓴᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᑎᑎᖃᐅᓯᐊᕐᕕᖓᒍᑦ. ᑕᐃᒫᒃᑕᐅᖅ ᑐᓐᓂᖁᓯᐊᓪᓚᕆᐅᔮᖅᑐᑦ, ᐱᐅᖏᓐᓇᕈᓐᓇᓐᖏᑦᑐᑦ…

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ᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᖃᐅᔨᓇᓱᒍᓐᓇᖅᑐᑎᑦ

  • ᐊᑕᔪᑦ ᐱᔪᒪᓯᒪᓐᖏᑕᑎᑦ
  • ᐃᓕᓴᕐᓇᓐᖏᑦᑐᑦ ᑎᑎᖃᑦ ᑲᑎᖓᔪᑦ ᐊᑎᖏᑦ
  • ᑕᑯᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᓐᖏᑕᑎᑦ ᑎᑎᖃᑦ ᑲᑎᖓᔪᑦ

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ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔨᒻᒪᕆᖕᒥ ᓴᓇᔭᐅᓯᒪᓐᖏᑦᑐᑦ

ᑕᐃᒫᒃᑕᐅᖅ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᒋᓪᓗᒍ, ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᑖᕆᔭᐅᓇᓱᖕᓂᖅ ᖃᕆᓴᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᐅᔭᖅᑎᒃᓴᒥᒃ ᐅᓇ ᖃᕆᓴᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᕋᔭᖕᓂᐅᓐᖏᑦᑑᖅ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᐅᑎᔭᕆᐊᓕᖕᓂᑦ ᐃᓚᓕᐅᑎᓯᒪᓐᖏᑦᑐᑦ

ᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᖃᐅᔨᓇᓱᒍᓐᓇᖅᑐᑎᑦ

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  • ᑕᒻᒪᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᓴᕿᔮᑦᑎᐊᓐᖏᑦᑐᑦ ᑕᖅᓴᖏᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᒃᑯᑕᖏᑦ
  • ᐊᔾᔨᖑᐊᑦᑐᐃᓐᓇᐃᑦ ᖃᕆᓴᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᐅᓯᐊᑎᑦ (ᑭᓱᒥᒃ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᓯᒪᓐᖏᑦᑐᑦ ᑎᑎᖃᖏᑦ)
  • ᑲᒻᐸᓂ ᖃᕆᓴᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᑐᕌᕈᑖ ᒥᑭᔪᑦ, ᐋᕿᑦᑎᐊᖅᓯᒪᓐᖏᑦᑐᑦ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᓈᒻᒪᒃᓯᓕᖅᓯᒪᓐᖏᑦᑐᖅ

ᖃᐅᔨᒍᕕᑦ ᓇᓕᐊᖕᓂᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐸᓴᒍᓱᖕᓇᖅᑐᑦ ᑎᑎᖃᐅᓯᐊᕐᓂ:

  • ᓇᕿᕕᒋᑦᑕᐃᓕᓗᒍ ᓇᓕᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᐊᑕᔪᖅ
  • ᑭᐅᑦᑕᐃᓕᓗᒍ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐊᓯᖕᓄᑦ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᖅᑎᑕᐅᓕᓗᒍ
  • ᒪᑐᐃᖅᑕᐃᓕᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᑦᑕᑕᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ

ᐲᔭᕐᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᒃᑕᖂᓯᕕᖕᖑᐊᕐᒧᑦ ᖃᕆᓴᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᑎᑎᖃᐅᓯᐊᑦ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐅᖃᓘᑎᕋᓛᒃᑯᑦ ᑎᑎᖃᐅᓯᐊᑦ, ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᕐᑎᑦᑎᔪᖅ ᐊᐱᕆᓗᒍ ᐊᓯᐊᒎᕐᓗᑎᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᑦᑎᐊᓐᖏᒃᑯᕕᐅᒃ.

ᐊᒥᓲᓂᖅᓴᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔾᔪᑎᒃᓴᐃᑦ ᐋᕿᑦᑎᐊᖅᓯᒪᒐᓗᐊᕐᒪᖔᑕ ᒪᑐᐃᖅᓯᔾᔪᑎᒋᕙᒃᑕᑎᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖃᕆᓴᐅᔭᓕᕆᔾᔪᑎᒋᕙᒃᑕᑎᑦ ᐅᕙᖓᑦ

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Lluiknek 7 te’sekl mekwe’kl mtaweknl ukjit wesuwa’tasik koqoey

Wesuwa’tasik na maw-nenasik lukwaqna’tikek kisi-msntsk online. Weliaq, kwiluwasimkewe’l petkitasikl kisi-naqmasi nmitasikl— kjijitu’n taqoey kwilmn.

Ula etekl lluiknek 7 mawki’kl nasi-wikasikl nuta’q kwilmn ta’n tujiw mesnmn email kisna ewi’kitaqte’kaqn.

1 Nuta’q kisna kwetaywek klusuaqn

Ketloqoe’l ankmu maliaptasikewe’l mu telipianukl email-iktuk.

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Kwile’n:

  • Lukwaqna’luksin ankmu apaji-klusin
  • Weji-ktayuksin kupijoqa’tuksin tel-lukwek kisna ksuwa’tasitew tplutaqney tel-lukwek

2 Kwilutmk kesite’lsimkewey koqoey

Ta’n asik wen pipanikesit wkskwijinuey koqoey email-iktuk kisna ewi’ketaqte’kn-iktuk na mu kisi-wlte’lemat nekemoweyiktuk, me’jpa.

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Kwile’n:

  • Toqijoqtekl elkimesk piskwi-wi’kusimkewe’l wi’katiknl
  • Kwilutasikl ukjit naji-petlewa’tun ki’l kutmo’taqn
  • Kwilutasik koqoey ukjit ki’l telawtik mesnmn, we’kayiw bank-emk

3 Ta’n Pasik koqoey asami-klu’lk tlian

Wette’mn lottery na mu ketloqo. Wette’mn lottery mu piskwi-wi’kusiwen na mu kisi-tlipianuk.

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Kwile’n:

  • Wette’mnl koqoe’l mna’q piskwi-wi’kusiwnel
  • Apanketmn miamujpa we’kayiw koqoey mesnmn ta’n wette’mn
  • Suliewey wejiaq sa’q-e’nujik-akumujik

4 Mu Teli-kskmatasinukl email-el

Ajipjute’n mu ajipjutasinuk, aqq elkite’n mjikeyo’qiktuk.

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Kwile’n:

  • Wi’katiknl ukjit taqoey mu kistelemu’n
  • Telimuksin wejkwakitasik ta’n mna’q mekenmu’n

5 Etekl pilu’tekl

Kwilmnl koqoe’l kwiluwasikewe’l email-el ika’task ksalsuti ukjit teliaqewey ewpla’tikemkewe’l podcast-el wel-we’wasikl.

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Kwile’n:

  • Ewpltek (jiptuk newte’ tltetew) wejkwakwitk email-ey el-wikasik
  • Toqijoqtekl ta’n mu elianukl ketloqoey website
  • Tel-wikasik kisna teli-ika’tasik ewpltekl ta’n tetapue’k lukwaqn ma entuk

6 Piltu’tekl nastekl

Nastekl na iknmuksinl inbox-emk. Aqq kutey ketloqoe’l iknmuksin, mu na kaqisk kelu’lktnukl.

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Kwile’n:

  • Nastekl mu pipanikewsitpnn
  • Kestaltekl file-e’l wisunl kisna mu tleyawinukl file-e’l teltekl

7 Mu tepi-klu’ktnuk kisitasik

Ukjit na’tukoqoey, nasa’lut nuji-elteket mu nastenuk cyber-ey nuji-ewpla’tiket nuta’mkeweyem.

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Kwile’n:

  • Ewpltekl kisna mu wel-nmitasinukl ewikasikl
  • Wasoqitestasikewe’l pasik email-el (Mu asoqm-wikasinuk ewikasik)
  • Elukwutimkewe’l email-el ta’n apje’jk, kisna mu mnaqaj elukwasinuk

Nmitu’n ta’n pasik tekenl ula mekwe’kl mtaweknl klusuaqniktuk: mukk apaji-klusiw, maqujete’mu toqijoqtekl kisna pantetekl nastekl

Mna’te’n email kisna text, kisna te’wiptina’si ta’n wejkwakiteket pilewey channel mu tepite’lsiwen.

Msne’n me’ apoqnmasuti kleyasin aqq mattaqte’knml tett
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FAQs

Which of the following is a red flag in phishing? ›

Here are five red flags to keep an eye out for when determining whether an email or text is a phishing attempt: Sense of urgency or threatening language. Unfamiliar or unusual senders or recipients. Spelling or grammar errors.

How can you tell if someone is phishing on your bank account? ›

How to recognize a phishing attack
  • Unsolicited and suspicious messages, emails and social posts containing shortened links.
  • Web pages that ask for login credentials or other sensitive information.
  • Suspicious emails with uncharacteristic language.
  • Web pages with suspicious or copycat URLs.
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What is red flag in cyber security? ›

Here are six cybersecurity red flags to be aware of: Phishing Emails: Unsolicited emails with suspicious attachments or links. Emails requesting sensitive information, such as login credentials or financial details.

What are the stages of phishing? ›

A spear phishing attack begins with the cyber criminal finding information about the target, then using that target to build a connection, and thirdly using that connection to make the target perform an action.

What are red flagged issues? ›

A red flag refers to some warning signal that points to a potential threat, real or perceived—and which warrants further investigation.

What are examples of the red flags cybercriminals use in phishing attempts? ›

Common Red Flags of Phishing
  • Unsolicited emails asking for money or financial assistance.
  • Unusual email senders or domain names.
  • Requests for personal or sensitive information.
  • Poor grammar and spelling in emails.
  • Urgent or threatening language.
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What is a red flag statement? ›

: something that indicates or draws attention to a problem, danger, or irregularity. Interested large investors often send in their own CPAs to conduct complete audits to verify statements or to spot red flags, such as excessively old inventory or uncollectible accounts receivable. Inc.

What are the suspicious indicators of phishing? ›

Common indicators of a phishing attempt include warnings from your email service provider, urgent language, threat of dire consequences, too-good-to-be-true offers and more. Continue reading to learn what to look for to spot phishing attempts and how to keep yourself protected.

Can someone hack my bank account through my email? ›

Can someone hack my bank account with my email address? Your email address alone is not enough for someone to hack your bank account, but if someone has your email address, they could potentially use this to extract more personal information about you that could ultimately help them to access your bank account.

Can someone hack my bank account with my phone number? ›

Once they gain control of the phone number, they can intercept SMS messages containing one-time passwords (OTPs) used for bank account verification. This can potentially enable unauthorized access to accounts if the bank relies solely on SMS-based 2FA (two-factor authentication).

Do banks refund phishing? ›

Under federal regulations, financial institutions only have to compensate customers for “unauthorized” transactions, meaning money transfers that the consumers did not personally approve. If customers approve the transfer, banks do not have to reimburse them, even if the customer was tricked into making it.

What are the 4 P's of phishing? ›

In order to best prevent fraud, it's important to know and to remember the basic tactics used by scammers. One way is to remember “the four Ps”: Pretend, problem, pressure, pay.

What are 4 things to look for in phishing messages? ›

Protect Yourself From Becoming a Phishing Victim
  • Treat with suspicion any email that you didn't expect to receive.
  • Legitimate subject lines are usually detailed and specific. ...
  • Look for unprofessional spelling and grammar errors.
  • Unnecessary urgency is suspect. ...
  • If it seems too good to be true, it probably is.

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