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Do You Know When People Are Trying to Scam You Online? Take a Quiz and Find Out!

Do You Know When People Are Trying to Scam You Online? Take a Quiz and Find Out!

One of the most common ways for people to steal your money or personal information is through a process called “phishing.” Phishing is a technique that criminals use to obtain sensitive information (including user names, passwords, social security numbers, bank account numbers, and credit card numbers). It generally works like this: You receive an email(…)

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The Dangers of Phishing

The Dangers of Phishing

Johns Hopkins University processes a lot of information regarding its students, staff, and faculty. Much of what we do – whether in education, patient care, benefits administration, or research and operations – demands that we protect sensitive information. So JHU employees need to be especially wary of a very common and widespread scam called “phishing.”(…)

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