An email urges you to open an invoice link immediately and log in. What is the safest first move?
Tap to reveal answer
Answer
Do not click; verify through a separate trusted channel or type the known address manually.
Urgency plus login request is a classic phishing pattern.
JRC DigComp / EPSOHQ Digital Skills DB
Deep dive
Phishing clue: urgency + login request = stop
Do not click; verify through a separate trusted channel or type the known address manually. The exam trap is that a realistic-looking invoice link can still be fake.
We use essential cookies to run the site. With your permission, we also use analytics and personalized advertising. Advertising consent allows us to share hashed contact details and location details with Google to match trial and lifetime conversions. Read our
Privacy Policy.