Mail password scam, easy to fall for the trap

Beware of emails that ask to 'change your password immediately' or that warn of an 'ongoing email deactivation' by Office. These are, says a report by the company KnowBe4, specialized in computer security, the most clicked phrases by those who undergo phishing, the computer scam that tries to steal information through digital messages. The research was carried out both by examining the results of the simulation tests conducted by the company during the courses, and by reviewing the emails received from employees and reported as suspicious. 39% of those who fall into scams, experts have noted, do so by responding to requests to change a password, while in second place there is precisely the phrase on deactivation (14%).

Afterwards, 8% of people 'fall for it' if they receive an email in which the subject is 'human resources: salary increases' or 'Dropbox: you have a new file'. They are not in the ranking, the authors note ironically, the 'old' email scam on Nigerian princes or on friends with no money on vacation. "With more and more people concerned about security, it's easy for them to give in to password scams - says Stu Sjouwerman, the company's CEO, at the Techrepublic site -. This type of message is very effective even for operators in the sector."