Journal #6

Spotting fake websites. The three that were spotted were a PNC banking app, Amazon, and the myODU. First, the PNC banking app seemed normal until a popup happened and asked to update all personal information. Once the popup was clicked it took you to another page where the web address looked weird, and when further investigation was done it was scanned as a non-secure web page. With this information, you can tell this is a fake banking web page and not secure. Next, you receive an email from Amazon, that says there is a problem with your package, and you need to log in to fix it. You click the link in the email, and it brings you to a web page that has the official Amazon logo. However, the page could be faster and more responsive. The page also has some grammar errors, given all this information you can tell that this web page is fake and a scam. Lastly, the myODU web page. You go to log in to look at your assignments due but when you type in myODU and click on the link in Google to take you to the page, it looks old or completely different from what it normally is. And when you go to type in your information if you normally have your MIDAS ID saved, you notice it is no longer saved. These reasons give you more than enough credit to not put your information onto the website and try a different more legit one. These are all reasons to at least be suspicious or not trust a web page at all. If you see any of these alone or in any order, be wary and double-check to make sure everything is right before you put any sensitive information in.

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