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What is Phishing?Aug 04, 2008 |
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 Phishing (note that this word starts with PH, not F) is known for few years already, but came more popular within 2006-2007 years. Phishing is an internet web site that looks like some other web site, thats collect personal information (usually banking). User provide private information on a phishing web site thinking that they are on a original web site, while their data comes known to criminals.
Usually phishing web site looks like login page of some legal web site. If you type your login and password phishing web site will redirect you to original one. So you will not notice difference. However, your login and password will be stolen and probably your account will be depleted shortly.
Almost all phishing (spoof) web sites came to us via email. On the attached picture you can see sample of spoof email. It looks like its delivered from eBay. The same picture, the same style, known email of the sender. Spoof emails usually warns potential victim about some problem with their account and ask to update personal information as soon as possible.
Spoof emails always have a link. And they ask you to click it. The link usually looks familar (for example, www.ebay.com/update).
Not just an eBay, but PayPal customers usually tricked by spoof emails. Read more what Microsoft tell you about phishing.
To determine spoof emails use the following 3 rules:
1. Never pay attention to pictures or logos used in the email. It can be usual copy, criminals can do that easily.
2. Never pay attention to senders email address, it also can be a fake.
3. Never pay attention to link address they ask you to click.
As you can see spoof email is a fake completely.
How to determine phishing email?
You will need to click link that they ask you to click. Yes, thats right. But just click to see where it points you. Do not hurry to provide any information on the web site that appears. We need investigate first is it legal or phishing.
When you arrive to web site that was provided via link in suspected spoof email take a look on the browsers address bar. Its the only one place you need to look, and its the only one way to determine phishing web site. You will need to verify domain name on which you're located on. Criminals try to make their web addresses looks like an original ones, but they can NOT put their fake pages to original domains, so they trying to trick you with the address.
This site will show you some REAL samples of spoof web sites. You should use some special software to protect yourself from phishing web sites.
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