Hands-On Machine Learning for Cybersecurity

Deceptive emails

Deceptive emails are the most common method of deceiving people. Phishing emails are sent by fraudsters. They impersonate legitimate sources and lure users into entering their user IDs and credentials, by asking them to log in. These emails use threats to trap vulnerable people.

A typical example of such a scam involves scammers sending emails by mimicking legitimate PayPal agents that send emails with links to reset passwords. The reason listed would be sudden account balance discrepancies.

The more legitimate the email looks, the higher the chances are of people falling prey to it. The onus is on the user to test the validity of any such email. Particularly, they need to look out for a redirect when the link is clicked. ...