{"id":26564,"date":"2024-12-01T16:56:40","date_gmt":"2024-12-01T08:56:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ulm.ac.id\/en\/?p=26564"},"modified":"2025-01-02T15:07:46","modified_gmt":"2025-01-02T07:07:46","slug":"beware-of-fraud-in-the-digital-era","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ulm.ac.id\/en\/2024\/12\/01\/beware-of-fraud-in-the-digital-era\/","title":{"rendered":"Beware of Fraud in the Digital Era"},"content":{"rendered":"

Technological advances provide convenience in various elements and sectors of society. However, in this convenience, people must also be aware of the gaps in digital fraud threats. Starting from phishing to identity theft, digital fraud exploits security gaps and the lack of public awareness about digital transaction security.<\/span><\/p>\n

Understanding how digital fraud works and how to prevent it is important to keep us safe in cyberspace. There are 2 (two) types of digital fraud that often occur, namely phishing and share card info.<\/span><\/p>\n

Phishing<\/b> is a fraudulent technique to steal someone’s personal information, such as passwords, credit card numbers, or other sensitive data. The method generally used is that fraudsters will disguise themselves as trusted parties, such as well-known e-commerce, banks, or other digital services. Usually phishing is done via email, text messages, or fake websites that are made to look like official services or organizations.<\/span><\/p>\n

Phishing mode usually provides messages that urge victims to immediately take certain actions, such as updating accounts or passwords, verifying information, or avoiding other threats. Usually these messages contain instructions for victims to click on certain links.<\/span><\/p>\n

Share Card Info<\/b> is a term that refers to a fraud mode where the fraudster impersonates a bank or other party and asks the victim to share payment card information. The information in question usually includes:<\/span><\/p>\n