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Identity protection with Microsoft Defender

Microsoft 365 Family and Personal subscribers can turn on identity theft monitoring to help protect themselves and their families.

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Learn about threats and attacker techniques

Protect yourself from scams and attacks

Criminals are constantly trying to trick you into revealing your personal information.

Learn to spot scams

Protect yourself from phishing

Attackers will send you fake emails that look legitimate, hoping to get personal information.

Learn how to spot phishing emails

How to spot a "fake order" scam

Hackers will try to send you fake order invoices or receipts, hoping you'll take the bait and give them personal information.

Learn how to spot fake order scams

What is typosquatting?

Attackers will use commonly misspelled or mistyped words to appear as legitimate sites.

Learn Learn about URL hijacking