Phishing alert: what is it?

Phishing is a fraudulent technique used by hackers to obtain sensitive, personal and/or confidential information (bank details, identity theft, etc.) belonging to Internet users. They do this by perfectly reproducing the design of a legitimate commercial site, Internet service provider, bank, etc.

The most widespread form is the sending of a legitimate-looking e-mail, the content of which invites the victim to click on a link to provide confidential information.

These e-mails use the official logos and typefaces of various companies such as banks, e-commerce sites or Internet service providers, and ask the Internet user to click on a hypertext link included in the message. The URL of the link included in the email is also "masked" to appear authentic.

• Phishing e-mails are usually threatening to their victims, or contain promises or guarantees.
  They often contain spelling mistakes, syntax errors or erroneous information about the customer's credentials.

• However, phishing techniques are becoming more sophisticated and modern. The modus operandi remains unchanged, but phony e-mails are becoming less crude, more often written in French and with fewer mistakes.

We recommend that younever click on these links, andnever give out your bank details.

The address shown in the screenshot below is a phishing scam: