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Criminals impersonate. That is what they do. They pretend they are your bank, your stock broker, your trusted friend, your Mom😲. But they are not. Sites displaying the above symbols in their addresses are safer than others with the old "HTTP" designation without the "s". As the FBI explains , however, these sites are not absolutely trustworthy and secure😞. Criminals are using this symbolism to give you a false sense of security. Here's a copy of the FBI statement: →Local FBI Field Office Locations ⇉File Complaint⇇  (put "HTTPS phishing" in the body) With a tip of the hat for this announcement to DarkReading

Pwned? What's Next? T he first step in fixing anything is knowing that it is broken. On the internet, a "break" in your security will not always be reported to you. Sometimes you have to take the initiative. Fortunately, you can employ a free detective to discover email data breaches. Thanks to Troy Hunt ! (from Wikipedia) Created by Troy Hunt in 2013, and since incorporated as an optional extension in Firefox and Chrome, haveibeenpwned.com is yours to use free of charge.  According to Wikipedia , Have I Been Pwned? ( HIBP , with "Pwned" pronounced like "poned" [2] ) is a website that allows internet users to check if their personal data has been compromised by data breaches . The service collects and analyzes hundreds of database dumps and pastes containing information about billions of leaked accounts, and allows users to search for their own information by entering their username or email address. Users can also sign up t...