Phishing | Email Hacking #6

Phishing

• The act of sending an Email to a user falsely claiming to be an established legitimate enterprise in an attempt to scam the user into surrendering private information that will be used for identity theft.

• The Email directs the user to visit a Web site where they are asked to update personal information, such as passwords and credit card, social security, and bank account numbers, that the legitimate organization already has. The Web site, however, is Bogus and set up only to steal the User’s information.

Phishing scams could be

• Emails inviting you to join a Social Group, asking you to Login using your Username and Password.

• Email saying that Your Bank Account is locked and Sign in to Your Account to Unlock IT.

• Emails containing some Information of your Interest and asking you to Login to Your Account.

• Any Email carrying a Link to Click and asking you to Login.