{"id":344,"date":"2024-10-10T02:10:05","date_gmt":"2024-10-10T02:10:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/victoriaasare\/?p=344"},"modified":"2024-10-10T02:10:05","modified_gmt":"2024-10-10T02:10:05","slug":"journal-entry-6-date-posted-10-09-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/victoriaasare\/2024\/10\/10\/journal-entry-6-date-posted-10-09-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Journal Entry# 6            Date posted: 10\/09\/2024."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><u>Can you spot three fake websites and compare the three fake websites to three real websites, plus showcase what makes the fake websites fake?<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><u>These key elements help distinguish fake websites from legitimate ones.<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>First, real<strong> website<\/strong> like <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\">www.amazon.com<\/a> and <strong>fake website:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon-customer-service.com\">www.amazon-customer-service.com<\/a> is that fake website uses a misleading domain and poor design. It often prompts users for personal information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another, real website <a href=\"http:\/\/www.paypal.com\">www.paypal.com<\/a> vs fake website: www.paypal-secure-login.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><u>Difference<\/u><\/strong>: The fake site mimics PayPal&#8217;s layout but has a different URL and lacks secure HTTPS. It may phish for login credentials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lastly, real website: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bankofamerica.com\">www.bankofamerica.com<\/a> and fake website: www.bankofamerica-support.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><u>Difference<\/u><\/strong>: The fake site may feature typos and outdated graphics, aiming to trick users into entering sensitive information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><u>Key Indicators of Fake Websites<\/u><\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Suspicious URLs: Slight variations in the domain name.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Poor Design: Unprofessional layout and grammar errors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lack of HTTPS: No secure connection indicator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Identifying these traits helps prevent phishing and data theft.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Can you spot three fake websites and compare the three fake websites to three real websites, plus showcase what makes the fake websites fake? These key elements help distinguish fake websites from legitimate ones. First, real website like www.amazon.com and fake website: www.amazon-customer-service.com is that fake website uses a misleading domain and poor design. It&#8230; <\/p>\n<div class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/victoriaasare\/2024\/10\/10\/journal-entry-6-date-posted-10-09-2024\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":29092,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wds_primary_category":0},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/victoriaasare\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/344"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/victoriaasare\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/victoriaasare\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/victoriaasare\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29092"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/victoriaasare\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=344"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/victoriaasare\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/344\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":345,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/victoriaasare\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/344\/revisions\/345"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/victoriaasare\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=344"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/victoriaasare\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=344"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/victoriaasare\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=344"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}