Definitions for "Phishing"
Phishing refers to attempts to use faked web pages or spam to steal personal data such as login names, passwords, credit card numbers, bank access data, etc. Phishing attempts are often directed at customers of banks with online services (CitiBank, Postbank), payment services (Paypal), ISPs (AOL) or online shops (eBay, Amazon). The victim is often directed to visit fake websites, which look almost identical to the original via email or Instant Messenger.
involves criminals using the Internet to deceive people into disclosing their credit card numbers, bank account details or other valuable information.
Criminal use of the Internet to send official-looking (but fraudulent) e-mail that purports to have been sent by a familiar business or organization -seeking personal and private information from unsuspecting individuals, to be used by criminals for stealing identities and money.
Keywords:  podslurping, pure, risk
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Keywords:  plague, modern, internet
a modern plague of the Internet
a model problem for illustrating usability concerns of privacy and security because both system designers and attackers battle using user interfaces to guide users
Keywords:  phone, numbers
Keywords:  protocols
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