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SaferSurf: Questions and Answers about Phishing

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What does phishing mean?
How does phishing work?
Which types of phishing exist?
Which methods and tricks are used to camouflage phishing eMails and fake webpages?
How do I recognize phishing?
How can I protect myself against phishing?: In principle, you should always be suspicious if you are unsolicitedly addressed concerning safety relevant topics. Banks and insurance companies never ask to send credit card numbers, PIN, TAN or other access data via eMail, text message or telephone.; For onlinebanking or the opening of a webpage of other safety relevant services you should never use a link that is contained in an unsolicited eMail.; The URL for onlinebanking or other safety relevant services should always be entered by hand into the browsers address bar. It is also possible to use bookmarks saved in the browser if they have been checked carefully before.; When accessing a webpage of safety relevant services you should check the encryption of the webpage. This can be recognized in the browsers address bar by the writing of the URL that starts with "https://". You should also check the information of the certificate of the HTTPS pages (for example with MS Internet Explorer by double clicking on the lock at the lower edge of the browser window). The bank itself will inform you in cases of doubt about trustworthy authorities that issue server certificates for its onlinebanking.; The phishing protection of SaferSurf already begins before receiving phishing eMails. SaferSurf checks all incoming eMails already on the server of SaferSurf before the eMails get to the home computer. If an eMail is classified by SaferSurf as phishing or as a possible phishing eMail it is already blocked on the server of SaferSurf. Instead of the phishing eMail the receiver gets just an information about the storage of the eMail in the recycle bin of SaferSurf and therefore does not get in contact with the dangerous link or the form.
Is there a 100% protection against phishing?
Will a phishing eMail harm me although I only look at it?
Which new tricks exist for the interception of personal data?

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