Analysis of Phishing Incidents

Source: Indian Computer Emergency Response Team

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'Phishing' is a term derived from 'Fishing', in which the fish catcher puts a bait to catch fishes. Similarly in today's cyber world had people use various techniques to hue innocent internet users and acquire their personal information. Phishing is a fraudulent activity to acquire personal information of a user, like hank account number, user name, password, credit card details, etc. by using social engineering techniques. In a typical phishing attack, an attacker sends convincing emails to thousands of users and provides a hyperlink (Website Link) in the e-mail message.
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Date:Apr 2008