MANILA, Philippines — With incidents of unauthorized transactions in some teachers’ bank accounts, how can users ensure they would not fall victim to a phishing scam? According to a primer of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), phishing happens when unexpected or suspicious emails ask for personal information, details of bank account or credit card, or passwords. Spear phishing is targeted attacks on specific individuals or companies while pharming redirects a user to a fake website where personal or account information would be stolen. Gadget securityTo avoid phishing, the BSP said users must not provide personal information, account details or passwords especially via emails. Some teachers and DepEd employees have disputed the assessment of Landbank that their devices were compromised due to the phishing scam.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer January 30, 2022 22:27 UTC