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1 Dec 2021 14:05

Most of us will have received a scam email that looks like it has come from our bank or an online store or other company or organization. They can look genuine but usually hidden within are malicious links that once clicked take you to a third-party server that either steals login details you enter or drops malware on your device. These are phishing emails. The deliberate misspelling of "fish" with a "ph" is related etymologically to the term "phreak" which is an abbreviated portmanteau from the...
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