Phishing & Scams
This type of message tries to trick you into clicking a fake link.
What is phishing?
A strong password should have at least this many characters.
What is 12?
You should never post this real‑time information about where you are.
What is your location?
If you click a suspicious link, this is the first person you should tell.
Who is a trusted adult or teacher?
A program that locks your files until you pay money.
What is ransomware?
This is the most common password in the world (don’t use it).
What is “password123”?
A common red flag in phishing emails is this type of language: “Act NOW!”
What is urgent or threatening language?
Using the same password on multiple sites is called this.
What is password reuse?
Posting your school name gives away this type of information.
What is personal identifying information?
After a suspicious incident, you should immediately update this.
What is your password?
A fake website designed to steal your login info.
What is a spoofed site?
This type of network is safer to use than public Wi‑Fi.
What is a private or secured network?
This part of an email address often reveals a scam.
What is the sender’s address?
dding uppercase, lowercase, numbers, and symbols increases this.
What is password strength?
A friend request from someone with no profile picture and few followers is called this.
What is a suspicious or fake account?
This type of software scans your device for threats.
What is antivirus software?
A harmful program disguised as something safe.
What is a Trojan?
This type of update often includes security fixes.
What is a software update?
A fake link might look real, but hovering over it reveals this.
What is the true URL?
“BlueTaco!River29$” is an example of this type of strong password.
What is a passphrase?
Sharing your daily schedule online creates this safety risk.
What is making yourself predictable?
Reporting a suspicious message helps protect this group of people.
Who are other users?
A type of malware that spreads by copying itself.
What is a worm?
This type of attack overwhelms a website with traffic.
What is a DDoS attack?
This scam pretends to be from a company you trust and asks you to “verify your account.”
What is an impersonation scam?
This tool can generate and store strong passwords for you.
What is a password manager?
Posting your device’s serial number can lead to this type of fraud.
What is identity or warranty fraud?
Ignoring a cyber threat is dangerous because it allows this to happen.
What is further damage or account compromise?
A hacker pretending to be someone you know is using this tactic.
What is social engineering?
The strongest form of login protection uses two steps.
What is two‑factor authentication (2FA)?