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This is a type of cybercrime where criminals gain access to an organization's network and steal sensitive information such as their customersâ credit card numbers, Social Security numbers, company bank account details or other confidential information. This is becoming increasingly common due to the rise of phishing scams. Phishing scams are emails sent out by scammers pretending to be legitimate businesses. The goal of these emails is to trick people into giving away their personal information.âââââï»żâï»żââââââï»żï»żâï»żâââââââââï»żââââââï»żââââââï»żâââââââï»żâï»żââââââï»żââââââï»żâââï»żââââï»żâââââââï»żï»żââââââï»żââââââââââï»żâââââââââââââââï»żâââââââââââï»żâââï»żâââï»żâââï»żâï»żâï»żââââï»żï»żââï»żï»żââââââï»żââï»żââââââââï»żââï»żâââï»żâï»żâï»żââââï»żââï»żâï»żââââââï»żââââââï»żâââï»żââââï»żââï»żâï»żâï»żâââï»żââââââââââââï»żï»żââï»żï»żââââââï»żââï»żââââââââï»żââï»żââââï»żï»żâââââââââââââï»żââââï»żï»żââï»żâââï»żï»żâââââââââï»żï»żââï»żâââï»żâââââââï»żâï»żââââââï»żââï»żâââââââï»żââââââââï»żï»żââï»żââï»żâï»żâââââââââï»żï»żââï»żâââââï»żâï»żââââââââï»żââï»żâââï»żââââï»żââï»żâââï»żâï»żâââââï»żâââï»żâï»żâï»żâââï»żââââï»żââï»żâââââââââï»żâââââââï»żâââââï»żâï»żâï»żâââï»żâââï»żâââââââï»żï»żââââï»żââï»żâââï»żï»żâï»żâï»żâï»żâï»żâââââï»żâââï»żâââââââï»żââââââââï»żââï»żâï»żâï»żâââââââï»żâââââââï»żï»żâââï»żâââï»żï»żââï»żââââï»żââââââï»żï»żâï»żââââï»żââââï»żââï»żï»żââï»żââï»żââââââââï»żââï»żâââââââï»żââââââââï»żââââââââââï»żâââââââï»żââââââââï»żï»żâââï»żâââââï»żâââââââï»żâï»żâââââââââï»żâï»żâââââââââï»żâââï»żâââï»żâââï»żâï»żâââââââââï»żâââââââï»żâââï»żâââï»żâââââââï»żâââââââï»żâââï»żâââââââââââââââï»żâââï»żâââââââï»żââââââââï»żââââï»żââââââââââï»żââââââï»żââââââââï»żââââââï»żââââââââï»żï»żâââï»żâââââï»żâââââââï»żâï»żâââââââââï»żâï»żâââââââââï»żâââï»żâââââï»żâââï»żâââââï»żâââï»żâââââââï»żâï»żâï»żâââï»żâââï»żâââââï»żâï»żâï»żâââââï»żâï»żâââââââââââââï»żâââï»żâââââââï»żââââââââï»żââï»żâââââââï»żâââï»żâââï»żï»żï»żâââââââââï»żâï»żâââââââââï»żââââï»żââï»żï»żââââââï»żâââï»żâââï»żâââï»żâï»żâââââï»żâï»żâââââââââï»żâââââââââââï»żââââââââââââï»żââï»żââââââââï»żââï»żâââï»żâï»żâï»żââââï»żââï»żâï»żââââââï»żââââââï»żâââï»żââââï»żââï»żâï»żâï»żâââï»żââââââââââââï»żï»żâââââââââââââï»żï»żââï»żâââââï»żâï»żââââââââï»żââï»żâââï»żââââï»żââï»żâââï»żâï»żâââââï»żâââï»żâï»żâï»żâââï»żââââï»żââï»żâââââââââï»żâââââââï»żâââââââââï»żâââï»żâââï»żâââââââï»żï»żââââï»żââï»żâââï»żï»żâï»żâï»żâï»żâï»żâââââï»żâââï»żâââââââï»żââââââââï»żââââââï»żâââââââï»żâââââââï»żï»żâââï»żâââï»żï»żââï»żââââï»żââââââï»żï»żâï»żââââï»żââââï»żââï»żï»żââï»żââï»żââââââââï»żââï»żâââââââï»żââââââââï»żââââââââââï»żâââââââï»żââââââââï»żï»żâââï»żâââââï»żâââââââï»żâï»żâââââââââï»żâï»żâââââââââï»żâââï»żâââï»żâââï»żâï»żâââââââââï»żâââââââï»żâââï»żâââï»żâââââââï»żâââââââï»żâââï»żâââââââââââââââï»żâââï»żâââââââï»żââââââââï»żââââï»żââââââââââï»żââââââï»żââââââââï»żââââââï»żââââââââï»żï»żâââï»żâââââï»żâââââââï»żâï»żâââââââââï»żâï»żâââââââââï»żâââï»żâââââï»żâââï»żâââââï»żâââï»żâââââââï»żâï»żâï»żâââï»żâââï»żâââââï»żâï»żâï»żâââââï»żâï»żâââââââââââââï»żâââï»żâââââââï»żââââââââï»żââï»żâââââââï»żâââï»żâââââââï»żâââââââï»żâââï»żâï»żâï»żâââââââââï»żâï»żâââââââï»żâââââââï»żï»żââï»żâââï»żââââââââï»żââââââï»żâï»żâââââââââââââââââï»żï»żâ
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An email purporting to be from a legitimate organization but containing misspelled words or grammatical 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You may find they belong to someone else entirely. Also, look up the domain name: does it match what you remember? 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