Digital skills
Recognising Phishing
Updated Oct 28, 2026
Phishing messages impersonate trusted people or organisations to obtain information or trigger unsafe actions. Urgent demands, unexpected attachments and unusual links are warning signs. Verify reques
What you’ll learn
Understand and practise recognising phishing.
Explanation
Phishing messages impersonate trusted people or organisations to obtain information or trigger unsafe actions. Urgent demands, unexpected attachments and unusual links are warning signs. Verify requests through a known contact method. If you entered a password into a suspicious site, change it through the legitimate service and review its recovery guidance.
Phishing ជាការក្លែងបន្លំដើម្បីយកព័ត៌មាន ឬបញ្ឆោតឱ្យធ្វើសកម្មភាពមិនសុវត្ថិភាព។ ផ្ទៀងផ្ទាត់តាមអាសយដ្ឋាន ឬលេខទូរស័ព្ទដែលអ្នកស្គាល់។ បើបានបញ្ចូលពាក្យសម្ងាត់ ត្រូវប្ដូរវាតាមសេវាផ្លូវការ។
Example
A message asks you to send a login code; contact the sender through a known channel.
Practice
Should you give a caller your one-time code?
Answer and explanation
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No. Treat the code as private and verify the request independently.
Quick recap
Phishing messages impersonate trusted people or organisations to obtain information or trigger unsafe actions.