First I would like to like to notify all my viewers that, this post is only to get knowledge about phishing. Please don't try this as it is an illegal act.
The term phishing is the act of attempting to acquire information such as usernames, passwords, and credit card details (and sometimes, indirectly, money) by masquerading as a trustworthy entity in an electronic communication.
As in fishing, you provide a bait and the fish itself comes to your bait and gets hooked.
Phishing is s similar process where the attacker pretends to be a trust worthy person or an organization in most cases and makes you give away your personal identities to them.
Most of us might have heard of facebook hacking. Phishing through website is its main reason. Attackers make similar website as facebook login page and even direct them to their home page using their own fake websites. This is the most probable case of losing your identity.
I'll discuss about some of the examples of phishing website along with their codes in my next post. So, don't forget to follow me.
The term phishing is the act of attempting to acquire information such as usernames, passwords, and credit card details (and sometimes, indirectly, money) by masquerading as a trustworthy entity in an electronic communication.
As in fishing, you provide a bait and the fish itself comes to your bait and gets hooked.
Phishing is s similar process where the attacker pretends to be a trust worthy person or an organization in most cases and makes you give away your personal identities to them.
Most of us might have heard of facebook hacking. Phishing through website is its main reason. Attackers make similar website as facebook login page and even direct them to their home page using their own fake websites. This is the most probable case of losing your identity.
List of phishing techniques
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.
- Phishing attempts directed at specific individuals or companies have been termed spear phishing. Attackers may gather personal information about their target to increase their probability of success.
- A type of phishing attack whereby a legitimate, and previously delivered, email containing an attachment or link has had its content and recipient address(es) taken and used to create an almost identical or cloned email. The attachment or Link within the email is replaced with a malicious version and then sent from an email address spoofed to appear to come from the original sender. It may claim to be a re-send of the original or an updated version to the original.
- This technique could be used to pivot (indirectly) from a previously infected machine and gain a foothold on another machine, by exploiting the social trust associated with the inferred connection due to both parties receiving the original email.
- Several recent phishing attacks have been directed specifically at senior executives and other high profile targets within businesses, and the term whaling has been coined for these kinds of attacks.
I'll discuss about some of the examples of phishing website along with their codes in my next post. So, don't forget to follow me.
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