FTC with YouTube campaign against phishing

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The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has started a video campaign on YouTube that aims to highlight the dangers of phishing. The main goal is to make users aware of the dangers to which they are exposed online.

In total, six videos are published in English and Spanish that teach Internet users to escape the strategies and methods used in attacks phishing.

The FTC hopes that this campaign will simplify the concept of these types of threats and allow users to identify attacks more effectively.

The videos are part of the OnGuardOnline.gov initiative, which aims to inform users about fraud online and enough knowledge to stay safe on the Internet.

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