Last week, FBI chief Robert Mueller spoke about the dangers of cybercrime, and admitted that he had once been duped by a phishing email. Initially, Mueller believed the e-mail message to be "perfectly legitimate" for his bank, asking him to verify some personal information. He followed a link to a spoofed website, where he answered the first questions before being prompted for a password. At that time, he came to Mueller that "it would not be a good idea." He then changed all his passwords and described the incident as a "teachable moment" to his wife, who responded by saying. "it now me teachable However, it is our money No more Internet banking for you"
If the head of the FBI can be so easily fooled by a phishing scam.! common, it is probably a good idea for us all to have a few extra lines of defense when browsing the Internet. So install Internet security software and update it automatically. And consider investing in identity protection against theft, in case you or someone slips and compromise your personal information.