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Phishing is a relatively new
jargon in PC security area. The easiest example will be the e-mail you get
in the name of Citibank and other financial institutions asking you to
divulge your bank credit card numbers and similar secret numbers.
In phishing an attacker uses 'spoofed' e-mails and
fraudulent websites designed to fool recipients into divulging personal
financial data such as credit card numbers, account usernames and
passwords, social security numbers, etc. By hijacking the trusted brands
of well-known banks, online retailers and credit card companies, phishers
are able to convince up to 5% of recipients to respond to them.
A typical e-mail that arrives as Phishing
Scam:
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Percentage is a gain:
Even if only a one percentage of people go and submit their
most secretive bank codes and PINs to someone with ulterior
motives, that is a gain and worth the effort. |
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