{"id":247807,"date":"2022-07-27T21:21:12","date_gmt":"2022-07-28T02:21:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brandkraftmarketing.com\/marathon\/?p=247807"},"modified":"2026-07-27T10:41:58","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T15:41:58","slug":"blog-post-phishing-season-is-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brandkraftmarketing.com\/marathon\/blog-post-phishing-season-is-open\/","title":{"rendered":"Phishing Season Is Open!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.7&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Please be aware<\/strong>: It\u2019s that time of year when bad actors begin phishing for passwords, financial data, and other personal information. These attacks succeed only about 10 percent of the time, but the consequences of a successful phishing campaign can be devastating for victims.<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t fall for it. Stay alert, and be cautious whenever you are asked to provide personal information online.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Here are 10 tips to help protect yourself from phishing scams:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1. **Keep** your computer security software up to date, and back up your data regularly.<\/p>\n<p>2. **Ensure** the sender\u2019s email address is associated with the company. Avoid responding to emails that use third-party or suspicious email addresses.<\/p>\n<p>3. **Never** respond to an email that is not addressed to you specifically.<\/p>\n<p>4. **Be wary** of emails containing poor grammar, spelling mistakes, or awkward sentence structure.<\/p>\n<p>5. **Don\u2019t** feel pressured to respond immediately. Creating a false sense of urgency is one of the most common tactics used by phishers.<\/p>\n<p>6. **Look** for the sender\u2019s contact information. If there is no name or phone number provided, the email is likely fraudulent.<\/p>\n<p>7. **Avoid** clicking on links or downloading attachments from unknown senders.<\/p>\n<p>8. **Never** provide personal or financial information\u2014including passwords, your date of birth, or banking information\u2014without first verifying that the request is legitimate and necessary.<\/p>\n<p>9. **Change** any compromised passwords immediately, and do not reuse them on other accounts.<\/p>\n<p>10. **If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is!**<\/p>\n<p><strong>And remember:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>**Don&#8217;t trust\u2014verify, verify, verify. When in doubt, verify.**<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Please be aware: It\u2019s that time of year when bad actors begin phishing for passwords, financial data, and other personal information. These attacks succeed only about 10 percent of the time, but the consequences of a successful phishing campaign can be devastating for victims. Don\u2019t fall for it. Stay alert, and be cautious whenever you [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":247906,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"<p>BLOG POST:<br \/>Phishing Season Is Open!<\/p><p>Please be Aware: It\u2019s that time of year when bad agents begin phishing for passwords,<br \/>financial data, and other personal information. These attacks succeed only 10 percent<br \/>of the time, but the consequences of a successful phishing campaign can be<br \/>devastating for the victims. Don\u2019t fall for it. Stay alert, and be careful when asked for<br \/>personal data online.<br \/>Here are 10 tips for protecting yourself from a phishing expedition:<br \/>1. KEEP your computer security up to date. Back up your data often.<br \/>2. ENSURE the return email address is associated with the company. Avoid<br \/>responding to any emails that offer email addresses that are clearly third-party.<br \/>3. NEVER respond to an email that is not addressed to you specifically.<br \/>4. BE WARY of emails with poor grammar and spelling or awkward sentence<br \/>structures.<br \/>5. DON\u2019T feel pressured to respond to an email immediately. Building a sense of<br \/>urgency is Job 1 for phishers.<br \/>6. LOOK for the contact information for the sender. If there is no name or phone<br \/>number, the email is likely to be bogus.<br \/>7. AVOID clicking on links or downloading files from unknown senders.<br \/>8. NEVER provide personal or financial information, including passwords, your<br \/>birthday, or banking information, without verifying that the request is legitimate and<br \/>necessary.<br \/>9. CHANGE any compromised passwords immediately. Don\u2019t use them anywhere.<br \/>10. IF IT SOUNDS TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE, it is!!<br \/>And remember\u2026.<br \/>DON\u2019T TRUST \u2026.. VERIFY, VERIFY, VERIFY \u2026. WHEN IN DOUBT\u2014VERIFY<\/p><p>Use graphic and attribution below<\/p><p>Courtesy\u00a0Stanford University Phishing Awareness Program<\/p><p>LINKEDIN POST:<br \/>Phishing Season Is Open!<\/p><p>It\u2019s that time of year when bad agents begin phishing for passwords, financial data, and<br \/>other personal information. These attacks succeed only 10 percent of the time, but the<br \/>consequences of a successful phishing campaign can be devastating for the thousands<\/p><p>of victims who fail to spot the bogus email. Don\u2019t fall for it. Stay alert, and be careful<br \/>online. For 10 tips to protect yourself, read our latest blog. [LINK] And remember:<br \/>DON\u2019T TRUST, VERIFY!<\/p><p>Facebook POST:<br \/>Phishing Season Is Open!<\/p><p>It\u2019s that time of year when bad agents begin \u201cphishing\u201d for passwords, financial data,<br \/>and other personal information. These attacks succeed only 10 percent of the time, but<br \/>the consequences of a successful phishing campaign can be devastating for the<br \/>thousands of victims who fail to spot the bogus email. Don\u2019t fall for it. Stay alert, and be<br \/>careful online. For 10 tips to protect yourself from phishers, read our latest blog. 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