What is Phishing and Pharming?
Phishing attacks use both
social engineering and
technical subterfuge to steal consumers' personal identity data and financial account credentials. Social-engineering schemes use 'spoofed' e-mails to lead consumers to counterfeit websites designed to trick recipients into divulging financial data such as credit card numbers, account usernames, passwords and social security numbers.
Hijacking brand names of banks, e-retailers and credit card companies, phishers often convince recipients to respond. Technical subterfuge schemes plant
crimeware onto PCs to steal credentials directly, often using Trojan keylogger spyware.
Pharming crimeware misdirects users to fraudulent sites or proxy servers, typically through DNS hijacking or poisoning.
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Phishing is a type of deception designed to steal your
valuable personal data, such as credit card numbers,
passwords, account data, or other information.
Con artists might send millions of fraudulent e-mail
messages that appear to come from Web sites you trust, like
your bank or credit card company, and request that you provide
personal information. READ MORE
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>> How Not To Get Hooked by a "Phishing" Scam
"We suspect an unauthorized transaction on your account. To ensure that your account is not compromised, please click the link below and confirm your identity." "During our regular verification of accounts, we couldn't verify your information. Please click here to update and verify your information."
Have you received email with a similar message? It's a scam called "phishing" — and it 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. READ MORE
>> Online banking fraud 'up 8,000%'
The UK has seen an 8,000% increase in fake internet banking scams in the past two years, the government's financial watchdog has warned.
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) told peers it was "very
concerned" about the growth in "phishing".
Phishing involves using fake websites to lure people into
revealing their bank account numbers. READ MORE
