Short YouTube clip by Caitlin Sarian (cybersecurity and data protection expert) that teaches viewers how to spot scammers using homograph phishing attacks. Caitlin explains that attackers swap visually similar letters (e.g., different codepoints that look the same) to create spoofed/hacked addresses that trick users and computers, and she encourages viewers to follow for more tips.
Can you spot the scammers? Recently had a viral video where I told you to spot the scammers, and most you guys could not figure it out. My name is Caitlin. I'm a cybersecurity and data protection expert, and I want to help you stay safe online and spot the scammers. Let's go see these A's. They look very similar, but to computers, they're completely different. And this is what we call a homograph phishing attack. That's basically where a hacker switches letters that look the same but are different, and it directs you to the wrong address. Basically a hacked address. Like and follow for more cybersecurity tips and be sure to share this with a friend.
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