Phishing definition

Before we will start fight againts phishing emails, we should define this word. Phishing mean fake emails who wants from you money. Do you ask how? Usaly this emails are looks as from your Bank, Hosting, PayPal or other online accounts. Emails usualy want pay online for something some months ago, change your info, change password or other way want force you use login on false website.

Short definition of phishing from wikipedia

In computing, phishing is a criminal activity using social engineering techniques. Phishers attempt to fraudulently acquire sensitive information, such as usernames, passwords and credit card details, by masquerading as a trustworthy entity in an electronic communication.
We defined phishing, but where comes the word? This word comes from fishing - someone catch you (your monay) on bait.

The typical phishing

Typical phishing example is a email from PayPal, which reguests update your account info or change password with included link. When you follow the link you are redirect to false website. When you wrote your username and password hacker recive it and steal your account. PayPal was only example of phishing, because it is most popular service for phishing attacks. The most bad emails are target on : PayPal, Bank of America and EBay.

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