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Note that neither of these mention VPN at all: https://consumer.ftc.gov/articles/how-recognize-and-avoid-phishing-scams https://www.howtogeek.com/729972/how-to-spot-a-fraudulent-website/ And these might be useful: https://www.ftc.gov/business-guidance/small-businesses/cybersecurity/quiz https://www.knowbe4.com/phishing-security-test-offer https://phishingquiz.withgoogle.com/ https://www.phishingbox.com/phishing-test/ On Thursday, October 12, 2023 at 21:08, Charles Meyer eloquently inscribed: > Deborah Fitchett wrote: <snip> So all your patron needs to do is make sure > they go to the bank’s website, not some scammer’s. They don’t need any > fancy extra services. …” > > Patron is concerned about using a library hotspot in her home and > connecting to her brick and mortar bank using the library’s free WIFI and > having some hacker or nefarious character who’s profiled her hacking into > her brick and mortar bank Web site. Then her worry is connecting to the > online bank’s Web site (still on the library free WIFI) and her online bank > account being compromised. > > There has been a lot of fear mongering out there so people are afraid of > going online to do any online banking. > > Thank you, > > Charles.