Phishing is a broadly launched social engineering attack in which an electronic identity is misrepresented in an attempt to trick individual into revealing credentials. Phishing also is THEFT. Phishing is typically carried out by e-mail or instant messaging and often directs users to enter details at a website, although phone contact has also been used.
Phishing is a technique used to gain personal information for purposes of identity theft, using fraudulent e-mail messages that appear to come from legitimate business. Therefore, these authentic-looking messages are designed to fool recipients into divulging personal data such as account number and passwords, credit card numbers.
PayPal phishing example
8 way prevention method
1) Only do the business with companies you know & trust.
2) Don replies the e-mail messages that request your personal information.
3) Use the strong password for each of your accounts.
4) Always change password to protect account.
5) Don’t click the thing links in suspicious e-mail, the link might dangerous and not be trustworthy.6) Frequently keep your PC updated & use latest antivirus software.
7) Monitor your transaction; using just one credit card for online purchases makes it easier to track your transactions.
8) Use credit cards for transactions on the internet instead of debit cards to avoid the big credit limit from your bank account
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