Beware of phishing phone calls

Attackers might call you on the phone and offer to solve your computer problems by selling you a software license or by obtaining your personal information in order to update your details in a backend system.

Once they've gained your trust, cybercriminals might ask for your username and password or ask you to go to a website to install software that will let them access your computer in order to fix it. Once you do this, your computer and your personal information is hijacked.

In the same way, a banking fraud can take place. This includes cybercriminals calling you and trying to persuade you to share your credit card and banking details.

Some signs of phishing phone calls include:

• You have been specially selected for any offering
• You have won money in a lottery
• You have income tax refund
• Someone asking about credit card CVV and other details to update a banking database