An increasingly common scam whereby hackers imitate legitimate companies and banks using fake web pages and bulk e-mails to entice people to share passwords, account details or credit-card numbers.
fishing/ Phishing scams are attempts by criminals to obtain personal information to enable them to steal your money and perhaps your identity. These scams usually take the form of an email requesting that you confirm information about yourself, or stating that your account at a particular financial institution will be or has been discontinued and you need to login and enter your ID and password in order to reinstate or continue your service. Always be skeptical when asked to provide any type of personal information and NEVER respond to an email of this type.
Sending an e-mail falsely claiming to be a legitimate business, one you may already have a relationship with, in an attempt to trick the user into surrendering personal and/or private information. This information is to then be used for identity theft. The e-mails usually direct the user to visit a Website where they are asked to update their information, such as usernames, passwords, credit and debit card numbers, account numbers, Social Security Number, and/or bank account numbers. These are private pieces of information that the legitimate organization could already have. The site, however, is bogus and built for the intention of stealing a users identity.
A method to obtain personal or private (usually financial related) information by spamming the user with malicious and mischievous e-mail requests for him to visit spoof Web sites which appear legitimate. It attempts to scam people one at a time with an e-mail
Fraudulent solicitation for account information, such as credit-card numbers and passwords, by impersonating the domain and e-mail content of a company to which users have entrusted the storage of these data. The e-mail message will direct the recipient to a Website resembling that of the legitimate company; the site will include a form for the recipient to input his personal information, which the scammer can use for identity fraud.
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The term coined by hackers who imitate legitimate companies in e-mails to entice people to share passwords or credit-card numbers. Believed to be the "most troubling new scam" on the internet.
A type of spam that tries to fool Internet users to supply confidential information to the spammer. The typical form of phishing is an e-mail, that looks legal and official and comes from an e-mail address that represents a bank or other established institutions, asking the would-be victim (recipient) to input her personal details for account confirmation purpose. The e-mail usually contains genuine logo of the bank and adopts the theme style used in the bank website.
Phishing scams are emails that may appear to be real, but they ask you to enter personal information or they have links to websites that may look like the lloydstsb.com site but are in fact ‘spoof' web sites. When you click on a link or enter your personal details, the information is sent to someone other than your bank or other service providers. You may have guessed that ‘Phishing' is a play on the word ‘fishing' where someone casts a line in the hope that an unsuspecting person will take the bait. Lloyds TSB may send you emails from time to time. We will never send an email asking for your security information or log on details, or direct you to a web page that asks for this information. For a quick way to tell if an email is genuine, check for your name at the top of the email. We know who you are so we'll always greet you personally, but fraudsters are unlikely to know your name. View our phishing demonstration. If you think that a fraudster has your Internet banking details, or that someone other than you has accessed your account online, call us immediately on 0845 3000 116 (+44 20 7649 9437 from overseas).
The name given to emails claiming to be from a reputable financial institution or e-commerce site that urges the recipient to click on a link to update their personal profile or carry out some transaction.
Phishing (also known as phising) is the practice whereby a fraudster who is pretending to be from a legitimate organisation, sends misleading emails requesting personal and financial details from unsuspecting people.
Spoofing an e-mail in an attempt to falsely solicit information from a user for either profit or identity
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The practice of trying fraudulently to get consumer banking and credit card information. Phishing involves faking a bank's or other company website, then sending spam claiming to be from the bank, asking people to enter their userid and password into the fake website. This is so that the perpetrator can access the victim's account.
An identity theft scam in which criminals send out spam that imitates legitimate correspondence. The fake messages often link to Web sites which are faked to look like the sites of respected companies. You are asked to enter personal information for authentication or confirmation purposes but in reality, you are giving personal information to criminals. Be aware that phishers also use the phone to hunt for information.
Impersonation of a trusted person or organization in order to steal a person's personal information, generally for the purpose of "identity theft." For example, an email message may appear to be from a well-known bank asking recipients to visit a website to confirm their account details, but the website is actually controlled by a hostile party.
Phishing is an email scam designed to capture your personal information including name, address, phone number, date of birth, Social Security number (SSN), and bank or credit card account number. An authentic looking email will request this sensitive personal information or ask recipients to update their credit card information through links provided within these unsolicited emails. These links lead recipients to fake Web pages in hopes of fooling account owners. Most companies would never request this type of personal information through an email. If you receive an email that you feel might be "phishing" for your private information, contact the legitimate company named in the email to confirm whether the request is from them.
In a phishing attack, a fraudster spams the Internet with email claiming to be from a reputable financial institution or e-commerce site. The email message urges the recipient to click on a link to update their personal profile or carry out some transaction. The link takes the victim to a fake website designed to look like the real thing. However, any personal or financial information entered is routed directly to the scammer.
The act of sending faked e-mails to a user that falsely appears to come from a legitimate (and often well-known) business enterprise. This is an attempt to lure unsuspecting email users to divulge their personal data such as account usernames, passwords and credit card numbers on a bogus website.
From a business point-of-view the term has its roots in the fact that Internet scammers use lures to "fish" for users' computer related information (account names, passwords, etc) in an attempt to gain access to a company’s information systems.
A way to trick people into thinking they are visiting a legitimate website when in reality they are visiting a bogus one. Whatever personal information is typed in is logged by the bogus website. An example is visiting phony bank site and typing in your user name and password. Usually a phony email is sent (such as a warning that you need to update your credit card information) that appears legitimate, but when the user clicks on one of its links they are directed to the nefarious site.
Email fraud that attempts to trick a user into providing personal information by claiming to be a legitimate enterprise, and requesting that information. Used for identity theft.
Phishing attacks use email or malicious web sites to solicit personal, often financial, information. Attackers may send email seemingly from a reputable credit card company or financial institution that requests account information, often suggesting that there is a problem. When users respond with the requested information, attackers can use it to gain access to the accounts For additional information [link: http://onguardonline.gov/phishing.html
A kind of spoofing where a phony e-mail is disguised to look like the legitimate e-mail of a bank, ISP or other institution.
Phishing is a type of scam whereby fraudulent emails are randomly delivered and are made to look like they are from a financial institution. These emails request readers to reply or click on a link and provide their banking or credit card details. They can look very authentic and link to a site that looks very similar to a legitimate bank's website. The most important thing to remember is that Suncorp will never ask you for account details or passwords via email. If you are in doubt as to whether communication you receive is authentic, contact Suncorp immediately on 13 11 55.
Phishing is a name derived from the notion of "fishing for information", and "phreaking", which was an eighties term used for people who hacked phone networks and systems to gain access to free calls, or control over parts of the telephony system. It is a simple concept, which is to try to trick people into disclosing their bank account details, so that the attacker may then log in to the person's Internet bank and withdraw their savings.
Phishing is a type of deception designed to steal your identity. In phishing scams, scam artists try to get you to disclose valuable personal data - like credit card numbers, passwords, account data, or other information - by convincing you to provide it under false pretences.
An attempt at identity theft in which criminals lead users to a counterfeit website in the hope that they will disclose private information such as user names or passwords.
Phishing, as in fishing for confidential information, is a scam that encompasses fraudulently obtaining and using an individual's personal or financial information. In a typical case, the consumer receives an email appearing to originate from a financial institution, government agency or other entity that requests personal or financial information. The email often indicates that the consumer should provide immediate attention to the situation described by clicking on a link. The provided link appears to be the website of the financial institution, government agency or other entity. However, in phishing scams, the link is not to an official website, but rather to a phony site. Once inside that website, the consumer may be asked to provide a Social Security number, account numbers, passwords or other information used to identify the consumer, such as the maiden name of the consumer's mother or the consumer's place of birth. When the consumer provides the information, those perpetrating the fraud can begin to access consumer accounts or assume the person's identity.
Nasty scams that angle for your personal information in order to steal your identity to commit illegal acts and spend your money. Always be wary and always be alert because these cons are very, very clever.
Phishing†is a form of Internet fraud that aims to steal valuable information such as credit cards, social security numbers, user IDs and passwords. A fake website is created that is similar to that of a legitimate organisation, typically a financial institution such as a bank or insurance company. An email is sent requesting that the recipient access the fake website (which will usually be a replica of a trusted site) and enter their personal details, including security access codes. The page looks genuine, because it is easy to fake a valid web site. Any HTML page on the web can be modified to suit a phishing scheme. Phishing e-mails are often sent to large lists of people, expecting that some percentage of the recipients will actually have an account with the real organisation. The term comes from "fishing," where bait is used to catch a fish. In phishing, e-mail is the bait.
Phishing refers to an attempt to fraudulently acquire sensitive information, such as passwords and credit card details, by masquerading as a trustworthy person or business in an apparently official electronic communication, such as an email or an instant message.
This is a form of identity theft. People receive emails that look like they come from a legitimate company asking them to update their records and to verify their username and password. Alternatively, the mail may ask the recipient to carry out some sort of transaction. Users who reply with the requested information or go to a linked fake web site and give their personal or financial information to the fraudster have a security certificate.
The act of sending email which attempts to trick a recipient into disclosing important personal information, such as passwords, account numbers, or social security numbers. Phishing emails typically attempt to disguise the sender as a trusted source such as a credit card company, a bank, or an ISP. For more information, visit http://www.anti-phishing.org
A type of internet piracy in which thieves send out emails to obtain personal information such as account numbers, social security numbers, etc.
Phishing occurs when customers receive a fraudulent e-mail request for personal information, often in regards to verifying account numbers, personal identification numbers (PIN), social security numbers, passwords, or other sensitive information.
A malicious user or Web site that deceives people into revealing personal information, such as account passwords and credit card numbers. A phisher typically uses deceptive e-mail messages or online advertisements as bait to lure unsuspecting users to fraudulent Web sites, where the users are then tricked into providing personal information. For more information visit our Confirming it is ING Direct section.
Act of trying to obtain sensitive information from an Internet user by impersonating a company and then sending false e-mails to direct the user to a fraudulent Web site to update personal information.
Creating a replica of an existing web page/site to fool a user into submitting personal, financial, or password data.
Deceptive attempts through email and/or websites to gain access or personal information. more.
Phishing is sending out e-mail messages purporting to be from some official source such as a bank, auction web site, etc. A phishing e-mail attempts to get personal information from the recipient by tricking them into thinking they need to respond to the message.
A type of fraud whereby a criminal attempts to trick their victim into accepting a false identity presented by the criminal. The common application of this approach is to send fake emails (email spoofing) to a victim purporting to come from a legitimate source and requesting information (such as a bank account number and password) or directing the victim to a fake Internet website where this information can be captured (webpage spoofing). This fraud can be very carefully targeted (where the criminal has knowledge about their victim) or indiscriminately distributed on a mass scale through SPAM.
using deceptive communications to entice victims to reveal passwords, account numbers, or other information. Phishing communications may include spam and web postings.
(also called “carding” or “brand spoofing”): A high-tech scam that uses spamming to trick consumers into disclosing their credit card numbers, computer passwords and other sensitive information in order for the “phisher” to get personal information to use to wreak havoc on a consumer's good name.
A way of using spoofed emails 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. Also see Email Scams and Phishing Attacks
Phishing is a scam, although one of the newer ones, that tries to lure your hard-earned money right out of your wallet. And technically it's a well-done scam, which takes advantage of peoples trust in legal enterprises. Read more about phishing, click here. You can filter Phishing mails with SPAMfighter - get it here.
emails that appear to come from legitimate companies and include links to a fraudulent (though often authentic-looking) web page to hook users and trick them into submitting personal or financial information or passwords
Possibly the only thing worse than a spammers is an unscrupulous spammer. Sometimes called "phishers," because they are fishing for victims, they try to con people out of personal information like credit card numbers and bank security codes. They defraud most victims by setting up Web sites designed to look like those run by legitimate companies. To avoid being phish bait, always be suspicious of e-mail asking for personal information. When in doubt, directly contact the company that is allegedly asking, try to confirm the correspondence, and find out whether the e-mail or Web site link is legit. Report phishing scammers to your ISP and the Federal Trade Commission's task force on identity theft.
The act of sending an e-mail to you falsely claiming to be a legitimate enterprise in an attempt to have you surrender private information that may be used for either identity theft or to conduct unauthorized transactions on your account. The e-mail usually directs you to visit a Website where you are asked to update personal information such as passwords, credit card information, social security numbers and bank account information. The people who generate these e-mails may use any personal information you update to steal your identity. Remember, a legitimate organization would not ask you via e-mail to update your personal information online.
A type of online fraud in which a fake e-mail is sent out with the intent of fraudulently acquiring a person's personal information.
Term used for an Internet scam, that is, identity theft attempts disguised as a helpful e-mail from what appears to be a reputable Internet site. For example, an e-mail will appear to be from a large company such as eBay and looks very authentic -- full of eBay logos and links. The e-mail says the user's accounts were expiring, and the user better fill out a form quickly or risk losing their current auctions. In doing so, malicious code steals the information a person enters. Sometimes, it may involve a link that appears to point to a reputable site, but actually points to one containing malicious code. Please see http://www.jmu.edu/computing/security/index.shtml#phish for more information. Also refer to vishing.
A method used to attempt to trick people into giving away their username/password combination for an e-commerce site. Usually a forged "notice" from an online company requesting the user to "confirm", "activate" or "update" their account by going to a page, logging in and doing something. The only problem is that the page is on some rouge server and does not belong to the legitimate company. If you get communication from a legitimate company, for example paypal or ebay, and you follow links in the email, always make sure you are actually at the site you think you are at by looking at the address bar and seeing if the domain is actually ebay.com or paypal.com. See also: Domain names
A type of scam that lures consumers, by means of e-mail, to bogus Web sites mimicking legitimate business sites and then asks visitors to confirm or update account information, thereby gathering private data.
Refers to email scams whose purpose is identity theft. Identity thieves send fraudulent email messages with return addresses, links, and branding that appear to come from credit card companies, banks and some of the Web's most well known sites including eBay®, PayPal®, MSN®, Yahoo®, and AOL®. These messages are designed to "phish" for personal and financial information (e.g. passwords, usernames, social security numbers, credit card numbers, mother's maiden name, etc.) from the recipient. For examples, see www.anti-phishing.org
A process where fraudsters send bogus emails which try to trick the people who receive them into revealing their Password or PIN. We will never send emails asking for personal security information.
Method of using fraudulent emails and sites that mimic legitimate business web sites to commit identity theft. Cardholders are requested to enter personal data that is then used by criminals for fraudulent activities.
Phishing is the name given to the practice of sending emails at random which appear to come from a genuine company, usually a bank. The usual method is to send emails to as many people as possible, including people who do not even have an account or relationship with the bank in question. The purpose of this is to try and trick customers of that bank into revealing their security details. This is done by creating a bogus website which looks exactly like the bank's online banking log in page. This bogus website is reached by clicking a link in the phishing email. The link often looks genuine but the code behind it points to the bogus website. These emails often claim that it is necessary to "update" or "verify" customer account information and they urge people to click on a link from the email in order to do so. If successful, security details are then captured at the bogus website and used to break in to the victim's account. Intelligent Finance will never send emails that ask for confidential information or security details. If you get such an email, please delete it immediately without responding. For peace of mind, please see Intelligent Finance's Online fraud guarantee
"Phishing" is a technique used to gain personal information for purposes of identity theft, using fraudulent email messages that appear to come from legitimate businesses, most commonly banks. These authentic-looking messages are designed to lure recipients into divulging personal data such as account numbers and passwords and credit card numbers.
"... 'spoofed' e-mails and fraudulent websites designed to fool recipients into divulging personal financial data" from Duke University IT Security Office, Phishing attacks and Identify Theft
Fraudulent e-mails and pop-ups to fool you into revealing personal information for criminal gain.
putting up a fake website or sending fake e-mails that pretend to be from a bank or online shop, with the goal of stealing card numbers or account details
A scam operated online. A fake web site that closely mirrors a legitimate web site is created, official looking email is sent out in bulk to millions of Internet users, and the scam artists hope that a few people will go to the fake web site and provide personal information such as bank account numbers and passwords. This information is then used to steal from unsuspecting victims.
Short for Password Harvesting Fishing. It is the luring of sensitive information, such as passwords and other personal information, from a victim by masquerading as someone trustworthy with a real need for such information. Popular targets are users of online banking services, and auction sites such as eBay. Phishers usually work by sending out spam e-mail to large numbers of potential victims.
A form of identity theft in which a scammer uses an authentic-looking email to trick recipients into giving out sensitive personal information, such as credit-card or bank account numbers, Social Security numbers and other data.
when people illegally try to get your personal information online, like passwords or credit card information
Phishing is a scam that uses spam to deceive consumers into disclosing their personal information. Phishing is considered a two-step scam. First it steals a company's identity and then uses it to victimize consumers by stealing their credit identities.
The process of using counterfeit e-mail messages or Web pages to trick people into providing user names, passwords, and more.
The act of tricking someone into divulging personal information, usually via email or an instant messenger service. An authentic-looking message purporting to be from, say, a bank, asks the recipient to "confirm their details". Sometimes they are directed to a fake website that may resemble that of a bank but has been set up by the phishers. Armed with the information they acquire, the crooks can log in to people's accounts through genuine web pages.
Creation of a fraudulent e-mail or Website designed to entice a user to divulge personal identity information.
The act of sending an e-mail 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 e-mail 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. Source: Webopedia - Phishing
Deceptive email scam used to deceive online shoppers into disclosing their credit card numbers, bank account information, Social Security numbers, passwords, and other sensitive information. For more information on how to protect yourself from Phishing, go to the FTC Consumer Alert page.
( fishing) - Scam based on social engineering. Criminals send official-looking email requesting urgent action to lure you into disclosing sensitive details via a phony link or site. Read more.
Phishing is the term coined by hackers who imitate legitimate companies in e-mails to entice people to share passwords, credit-card numbers, or other financial information. Recent victims include Charlotte's Bank of America, Best Buy and eBay, where people were directed to Web pages that looked nearly identical to the companies' sites.
When spammers send you e-mail that appears to be from a popular legitimate organization and ask for your account information such as your identification number and password. They then use this information to send computer viruses to others.
A fast-growing form of online fraud, phishing describes sham e-mail broadcasts and Web sites that try to fool people into disclosing confidential data, such as passwords, credit card numbers, and social security numbers. A phishing e-mail may look like it's coming from a trusted vendor--say, your phone company--but in fact is from an unknown source. Best defense: E-mail spam blocker such as IHateSpam or SpamKiller.
a method of tricking people into giving up their personal information. Sometimes associated with spyware; for example, perpetrators may get victims to...
this is the term used for an email based fraud where customers, usually of a financial institution, are encouraged to divulge their security details by typing them in an email or a web page designed to look like the genuine site.
The act of tricking the victim into giving out personal information. For example, sending out an email that looks like it came from ebay that directs a user to log in and provide credit card information. The sender is not, however, legitimate, and will capture this information.
While this high-tech term sounds especially down-home, don’t think of it as a relaxing recreational activity (unless your hobby is identity theft and fraud). Phishing is the all-too-familiar practice of sending fraudulent e-mail disguised as messages from trusted institutions such as banks or online merchants. Recipients who take this bait are tricked into revealing important information about their online accounts. The message lures the recipients to a look-alike website that prompts them for their username, password, Social Security Number, etc., mimicking the trusted site’s actual log-in or other security measure. Phishermen (the senders of these fraudulent e-mails) then use the revealed information for fraudulent purchases, funds transfers, or larger-scale identity theft. If you’ve ever received an e-mail from a bank where you don’t have an account, insisting that some problem has occurred with your account, then someone has tried to catch your information through phishing.
Phishing is the name given to the practice of sending e-mails at random purporting to come from a genuine company operating on the Internet, in an attempt to trick customers of that company into disclosing information at a bogus website operated by fraudsters. These e-mails usually claim that it is necessary to "update" or "verify" your customer account information and they urge people to click on a link from the e-mail which takes them to the bogus website. Any information entered on the bogus website will be captured by the criminals for their own fraudulent purposes.
A scam that involves Internet fraudsters who send spam or pop-up messages to lure personal information (credit card numbers, bank account information, Social Security number, passwords, or other sensitive information) from unsuspecting victims.
Phishing (pronounced "fishing") is the luring of sensitive information, such as passwords and other personal information, from a victim by masquerading as someone trustworthy with a real need for such information. This is a form of Spoofing.
The use of e-mails to steal identity information from users. These e-mails claim to be from banks of e-commerce sites and try to trick the user into entering personal and account details. EBay has been one of the most common targets.
Internet fraud in which a criminal attempts to trick their victim into believing they are communicating with a trusted source. Usually this means the fraudster sends fake emails ( email spoofing) to a victim purporting to come from a legitimate source and requesting information (such as a bank account number and password) or directing the victim to a fake Internet website where this information can be captured ( webpage spoofing). The name derives from the analogy that internet scammers are using email bait to fish for passwords and financial data from the sea of internet users. Apparently it is the vogue amongst hackers to replace "f" with "ph" - thus phishing rather than fishing.
A method of capturing personal information by luring an unsuspecting user to a mock-up of a password entry page. Most often these are near-identical pages to an online bank or other commercial organisation, and the user is directed there from an email claiming that their bank account has been blocked or suspended. The mock-up page captures any usernames & passwords that are entered, through which the fraudsters can gain access to the user's account.
An e-mail fraud where the perpetrator sends out legitimate-looking e-mails that appear to come from well known and trustworthy Web sites in an attempt to gather personal and financial information from the recipient.
Phishing, carding, and spoofing refers to the same thing. There are also other terms that are used for similar deceptions. Phishing is when someone attempts to fraudulently get sensitive information from you, such as passwords and credit card details, by masquerading as a trustworthy person or business in a seemingly official email message.
An online scam in which an email gets the user to click on a link to what looks like an official website, such as a bank. It then asks you to provide sensitive information such as passwords.
refers to the impersonation of a trusted person or organization in order to steal a person's personal information, generally for the purpose of "identity theft."
(Pronounced 'fishing') The act of forging emails that claim to be from a legitimate sender, such as a bank, for the purpose of identity theft or robbery. Phishing emails usually link to a replica of a legitimate web page that tries to trick users into submitting personal or financial information or passwords.
The practice of tricking a user into giving away personal information such as bank account details by pretending to be a legitimate business or organisation.
A form of identity theft in which a impostor uses an authentic-looking e-mail to trick recipients into giving out sensitive personal information.
An internet scam in which a forged message from a bank provides a link for you to go to their website and "confirm your details" - but the website is a fake, and if you do enter your details they will be used to steal all your money. Note that a legitimate email from your bank should be addressed to you personally rather than "Dear customer" etc, and will never ask you to enter your PIN.
A Web page designed to look and sound like an official site from a trusted source, particularly one that handles credit card info, or online payments, created to make you reveal personal or credit card information.
Trying to get account information and passwords from you by sending scam email to you pretending to be a legitimate company - a store, a bank, PayPal, etc. These fraudulent emails often contain alarming messages to scare you into action. See article: Email Scams and Internet Fraud
Phishing - a play on the word "fishing" - is an attempt to steal your password and private account info. Phishers can set up fake web sites that look like those of trusted companies to trick you into disclosing your user name and password. Related Links: Phishing - a Whatis.com definition Phishing - Glossary
The act of tricking someone into giving them confidential information or tricking them into doing something that they normally wouldn’t do or shouldn’t do. For example: sending an e-mail 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.
Using official-looking email to lure individuals to a scam website in order to obtain their banking or credit card information for use in identity theft. Legitimate companies do not send these requests to their customers.
In computing, phishing is a form of social engineering, characterised by attempts to fraudulently acquire sensitive information, such as passwords and credit card details, by masquerading as a trustworthy person or business in an apparently official electronic communication, such as an email or an instant message. The term phishing arises from the use of increasingly sophisticated lures to "fish" for users' financial information and passwords. From Wikipedia.
"Phishing," so called because scammers use email "bait" to "hook" victims, is the newest form of identity theft. Scammers send out millions of fake emails designed to trick unwary recipients into disclosing sensitive and valuable information, such as Social Security, credit-card and bank-account numbers, which they can then use to open online accounts, make online purchases or wreak other financial havoc. In one version of the scheme, scammers send bogus emails that look like messages from legitimate online companies, warning recipients that they must disclose financial information in order to maintain their accounts. The messages usually refer recipients to phony Web sites set up to look like their legitimate counterparts and which collect the information.
(Pronounced 'fishing'.) This involves creating a replica of a legitimate web page to hook users and trick them into submitting personal or financial information or passwords.
The practice of sending fraudulent emails in order to steal personal information from a person such as their Social Security number, credit card number, or user ID and password.
Spoofing legitimate organizations to lure users into giving up sensitive data is a favorite technique among security fraudsters. In a common phishing scam, users receive a look-alike e-mail message purportedly from a trusted institution like their bank, alerting them to an urgent need. Users follow the embedded link to a convincing site that requires them to sign in using account information. Among the subsets of phishing scams, spear phishing targets a specific user demographic, such as gamers. In VoIP phishing, users are directed to verify their account information over the phone rather than on a Web site.
A method of fraudulently obtaining personal information, such as passwords, social security numbers, and credit card details, by sending spoofed e-mails that look like they come from trusted sources, such as banks or legitimate companies. Typically, phishing e-mails request that recipients click on the link in the e-mail to verify or update contact details or credit card information. Like spam, phishing e-mail go to a large number of e-mail addresses expecting that someone will read the spam and disclose their personal information.
Phishing is the act of sending emails falsely claiming to be a legitimate enterprise in an attempt to scam the recipient into surrendering private information that will be used for identity theft.
In a computing context, Phishing is an impersonation of a corporation or other trusted institution. The goal of the impersonation is to extract passwords or other sensitive information from the victim. It is a form of criminal activity that utilizes social engineering techniques. Phishing is typically done using e-mail or an instant messaging program. The attempt of the message is to appear to be from an authentic source so that victim will either directly respond, or will open a URL link to a fake web site run by the criminals. Phishing (pronounced fishing) is a scam technique using e-mail that links to false, but genuine looking web sites, most often of Banks, that attempt to steal personal information. The spam bait is used with the odds that it will be ignored by most, because it will be out of context, but with the hope that some will be hooked.
Phishing is where a fraudster will send you an email, which at first glance, will look like it has come from Alliance & Leicester. You will be asked to click on a link in the email that will take you to a fake website, which may look like the real Alliance & Leicester website where you will be asked to enter your confidential security details. The fraudster can then capture all the information they need to access your account. The important thing to remember is that Alliance & Leicester will never send you an email that directly asks you for, or links you to another page where you are asked to give your Internet Banking security details.
Phishing is a type of Social Engineering attack where the attacker tries to acquire personal information by attempting to get people to respond to an official-looking e-mail message.
An identity theft scam in which criminals send out spam that imitates the look and language of legitimate correspondence from e-commerce sites. The fake messages generally link to Web sites which are similarly faked to look like the sites of the respected companies. On the sites, you are directed to enter your personal information for authentication or confirmation purposes. The information, when submitted, however, goes to the thieves, not to the "spoofed" company.
Persuading users to divulge sensitive information, such as passwords or credit card details, by posing as an email from a trusted person, or as the Web site of a trusted organisation.
An online scam that attempts to dupe a victim into revealing sensitive account information such as the login name and password for electronic access to a banking or other financial account. Attacks usually take the form of an email that pretends to be from a legitimate financial institution, that requests you confirm login, password and sometimes other credentials such as account number and similar. Often these emails will pretend to be from the institution's computer security services division or similar. In recent times attacks have commonly targeted eBay, PayPal and Bank of America along with many other well known, high profile institutions.
Phishing The act of sending an email to a user falsely claiming to be an established, legitimate enterprise in order to scam the user into surrendering private information to be subsequently used in an identity theft scam.
Phishing is the use of fraudulent e-mails and copy-cat websites to trick you into revealing valuable personal information. Those who take the bait are "caught."
the act of misusing an email address or similar identity for the purposes of perpetrating a prank, scam or other cybercrime. For example, a phishing attack may use an e-mail message that appears to come from a reputable source to try to convince recipients to go to a spoofed website and disclose information that they shouldn't. Phishing can be the work of terrorists. The following is quoted from Securing America and the World There's much more CEO's need to achieve by Frederick W. Smith, p.25, CFO Magazine, December 2004: It's also just as easy (as spoofing) for me to send you a notice in the name of your bank or credit card account asking you to verify your account numbers or passwords ... definition of phishing defined definition of phishing as a cyber crime defined definition of fishing as in being phished by a a cyber thug phishing defined
A phisher is a malicious user or Web site that deceives people into revealing personal information such as passwords and credit card numbers. They usually use e-mail messages or online advertisements linked to fraudulent Web sites where the users are then tricked into providing personal information. For more information visit our Confirming it is swiftcover.com section.
This is where a scammer send a legitimate looking email (from ebay, PayPal etc) to gather personal information for fraudulent activities.
Phishing is the act of attempting to fraudulently acquire sensitive information, such as passwords and credit cards numbers, by masquerading as a trustworthy person or business with a real need for such information.
Phishing is a criminal activity that uses social engineering techniques. Phishers attempt to dishonestly and illegally get sensitive information, such as passwords and credit card details, by acting as a trustworthy person or business. Phishing is typically carried out using email or instant messaging, although phone contact has been used also.
Phishing refers to fraudulent communications designed to deceive consumers into providing personal, financial, or account information, including account user name and password, credit card information, and social security number. These spam e-mails often create a false sense of urgency intended to provoke the recipient to take immediate action; for example, phishing e-mails frequently instruct recipients to "validate" or "update" account information or face cancellation.
Comes from the analogy that internet scammers are using email bait to fish for passwords and financial data from the sea of internet users. Since hackers have a tendency of replacing "f" with "ph", the term phishing was derived. The term has evolved over the years to include not only obtaining user account details but access to all personal and financial data.
In computing, phishing is a criminal activity using social engineering techniques. Phishers attempt to fraudulently acquire sensitive information, such as passwords and credit card details, by masquerading as a trustworthy person or business in an electronic communication. Phishing is typically carried out using email or an instant message, although phone contact has been used as well.