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Phishing is when someone tries to trick you, by phone or through the internet, into providing personal information that can be used for various illegal activities.
You should protect your personal information from unauthorized use.
Information such as address, date of birth, credit card numbers, passwords, bank accounts, and family information should only be provided to persons known by you to be officially authorized to receive this data. Preferably, the asking individual should be asked to provide it from their records if confirmation is needed, and then only confirmed if it is correct. No reputable agency or company will ask for personal information in a non-secure environment.
Phishing scams commonly offer some irresistibly valuable service, or reward, or benefit, in order to lure victims into visiting websites or running programs that will generate information that can be used in fraud or identity theft. Sometimes they will "spoof" (imitate) legitimate sites and agencies to trick recipients.
Such trickery often starts through e-mails, or online conversations in blogs, chat rooms, or instant messages. You should never respond to requests for information from unknown persons.
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Tyree Cassin
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∙ 12y agoPhishing is when someone tries to trick you, by phone or through the internet, into providing personal information that can be used for various illegal activities.
You should protect your personal information from unauthorized use.
Information such as address, date of birth, credit card numbers, passwords, bank accounts, and family information should only be provided to persons known by you to be officially authorized to receive this data. Preferably, the asking individual should be asked to provide it from their records if confirmation is needed, and then only confirmed if it is correct. No reputable agency or company will ask for personal information in a non-secure environment.
Phishing scams commonly offer some irresistibly valuable service, or reward, or benefit, in order to lure victims into visiting websites or running programs that will generate information that can be used in fraud or identity theft. Sometimes they will "spoof" (imitate) legitimate sites and agencies to trick recipients.
Such trickery often starts through e-mails, or online conversations in blogs, chat rooms, or instant messages. You should never respond to requests for information from unknown persons.
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What is the difference between phishers and phishing?
phishing is the act of stealing accounts, and the phisher is the person that is phishing.
What are consequences of phishing?
The risks of phishing include getting a virus on your computer or phone. You can also be fined very heavily if caught phishing.
How many pages does The Phishing Manual have?
The Phishing Manual has 320 pages.
Can you start a sentence with the word phishing?
can you start a sentence using the word phishing?
When was The Phishing Manual created?
The Phishing Manual was created on 1996-12-12.
How you can do phishing?
You know that phishing is illegal and counts as a felony right? But whatever, phishing is the act of redirecting a browser to a fake website where it asks for confindential information.
How does Spear phishing differ from phishing?
Phishing is a way of attempting to acquire information such as usernames, passwords, and credit card details by masquerading as a trustworthy entity in an electronic communication.Spear Phishing is the same as Phishing. The difference is that the attack is targeted towards a specific person or group.Whaling is the same thing as Spear Phishing. The difference is that the specific target is high-value, such as company CEOs, CFOs, etc.
Why is phishing bad?
Phishing is bad. Phishing schemes are ways for unscrupulous people to gain access to personal information about people. They can then use this information for unethical reasons.
What is the ISBN of The Phishing Manual?
The ISBN of The Phishing Manual is 0-7868-8203-4.
What is a spear phishing?
Phishing is a way of attempting to acquire information such as usernames, passwords, and credit card details by masquerading as a trustworthy entity in an electronic communication.Spear Phishing is the same as Phishing. The difference is that the attack is targeted towards a specific person or group.Whaling is the same thing as Spear Phishing. The difference is that the specific target is high-value, such as company CEOs, CFOs, etc.
What is advantage of phishing?
protection of our personal infor mation using some techniques is one of the advantage of phishing
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