Phishing sites claim security with a green lock

Beware of phishing sites: a green lock in the navigation bar does not mean what you think – security The symbol has a different meaning that many Internet users do not know.

Internet users should not be bothered by a green lock in the address bar of their browser. Because this sign does not indicate that a website is secure, but only that the user's traffic to the site is encrypted and can not be read by third parties. In addition, according to a security researcher, more than half of phishing sites on the network use such a green lock to make them trustworthy users, as reported "heise online".

The Federal Office of Information Security (BSI) also reports that phishing sites often use secure connections (HTTPS) to trick people into safety.

Users only need vigilance and mistrust to protect themselves. For example, phishing sites can often be very similar to the original sites, but contain unusual additions, such as numbers, according to the BSI, which provides a complete list of phishing scams online. Phishing is a word of art and means the fishing of pbadwords (means "pbadword fishing").

For example, fraudsters falsify websites on which they must enter personal data such as a pbadword or a credit card number. Often, they also send emails to lure users into fake pages. If they do not recognize this scam, they pbad on their data to fraudsters.