Around the
holidays, beware of e-cards and messages pretending to be from companies like
UPS or FedEx with links to package tracking information.
These are phishing emails and are a common way for hackers to get
at your personal information or break into your computer.
The BBB advises not clicking on any links or open
any attachments to emails until you confirm that they are not malicious.
Email addresses that don’t match up, typos and grammatical mistakes are common
red flags of a malicious phishing email.
They also say to be aware of unsolicited
emails from companies that you have no association with. Make sure you
have current antivirus software firewalls, and security patches installed on
your computer to help if you do click on a phishing email.
If you have questions go to www.bbb.org.