Practice 'cyber hygiene': BPI reminds public as online scams surge

MANILA - The Bank of the Philippine Islands said Friday consumers should practice cyber hygiene to protect themselves from cyber fraud following a surge in phishing sites using coronavirus-related ke

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Around 1.5 million phishing sites are created monthly worldwide, BPI said in a statement, citing a recent Kaspersky Lab report. COVID-19 themes such as those that offer cure, preferential priority for vaccines and other news are the most common in phishing emails, the bank said. Consumers should activate online banking security features, avoid oversharing in social media, avoid using unprotected networks such as free public WiFi, use separate email for ecommerce and banking, and avoid opening suspicious files, BPI said.

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