
Technology is getting better everyday and people do tend to test people on the daily basis.
Phishing is a cybercrime in which a target or targets are contacted by email, telephone or text message by someone posing as a legitimate institution to lure individuals into providing sensitive data such as personally identifiable information, banking and credit card details, and passwords.
The information is then used to access important accounts and can result in identity theft and financial loss.
Examples of Phishing
Here are some examples of Phishing Attacks
- Phishing Email
- Spear Phishing
- Link Manipulation
- Fake Websites
- CEO Fraud
- Content Injection
- Malware
- “Evil Twin” Wi-Fi
- Mobile Phishing (Smishing)
- Voice Phishing (Vishing)
- Man In the Middle
- Malvertising
(Stay tune for more examples and how to protect your identity).
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