{"id":355,"date":"2025-04-25T14:44:56","date_gmt":"2025-04-25T14:44:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/dtayl079\/?page_id=355"},"modified":"2025-04-25T14:44:56","modified_gmt":"2025-04-25T14:44:56","slug":"journal-entry-6","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/dtayl079\/journal-entry-6\/","title":{"rendered":"Journal Entry #6"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Week 6 \u2013 Journal Entry #6: Identifying Fake Websites for Online Safety<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I learned about the importance of identifying fake websites to stay safe online. One example is \u201cpaypa1.com,\u201d a fraudulent version of \u201cpaypal.com\u201d that replaces the letter \u2018l\u2019 with the number \u20181.\u2019 Another example is \u201cblueowlusa.shop,\u201d which mimics \u201cblueowl.us\u201d by using a different domain to trick shoppers. Lastly, \u201cruggedsale.com\u201d pretends to be \u201ctheruggedsociety.com\u201d with misleading branding and unrealistic deals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These fake sites often lack security certificates, have misspelled URLs, and offer prices that seem too good to be true. Legitimate websites, on the other hand, use correct domain names, proper security measures, and transparent contact details. To avoid scams, I will always verify URLs, check for security indicators, and remain cautious of suspicious deals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Week 6 \u2013 Journal Entry #6: Identifying Fake Websites for Online Safety I learned about the importance of identifying fake websites to stay safe online. One example is \u201cpaypa1.com,\u201d a fraudulent version of \u201cpaypal.com\u201d that replaces the letter \u2018l\u2019 with the number \u20181.\u2019 Another example is \u201cblueowlusa.shop,\u201d which mimics \u201cblueowl.us\u201d by using a different domain&#8230; <\/p>\n<div class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/dtayl079\/journal-entry-6\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":28663,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/dtayl079\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/355"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/dtayl079\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/dtayl079\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/dtayl079\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/28663"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/dtayl079\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=355"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/dtayl079\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/355\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":356,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/dtayl079\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/355\/revisions\/356"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/dtayl079\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=355"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}