If you’ve just started a new job, criminals may have you in their sights. And hackers don’t target just new employees.
If you’ve just started a new job, criminals may have you in their sights.
And you’re a prime target for a legitimate-sounding, urgent request from the CEO to buy gift cards but “to keep it on the down low” because they’ll be a surprise reward, says Mike Flouton, vice president of email security for Barracuda, a business security company. A 2020 survey of 2,000 professional workers commissioned by Tessian found that 43% of those who clicked on a fraudulent phishing email did so because it appeared to be legitimate. And 41% said it was because the email appeared to come from a senior executive.
He suggests trying to contact the supposed sender through another channel of communication to confirm whether the request is real before doing anything. No one will fault you for double-checking, Bishop says.Read: Financial scams targeting older adults — especially women — are rising. Here’s what you can do
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