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Phishing filters help Internet users avoid scams that create fake websites. Such sites ask for personal information, including banking passwords or offer software downloads containing malicious commands. Such filters are now common in web browsers, including Internet Explorer and Apple's Safari. This article explains how phishing... more »
Phishing refers to a type of spam message that appears to be sent by a legitimate organization (like a well-known bank or utility company) and asks the sender for some type of personal information to be sent by replying to the email message. These types of emails are very popular and can lead to identity theft. Fortunately, if you see... more »
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In the field of computer security, phishing is the criminally fraudulent process of attempting to acquire sensitive information such as usernames, passwords and credit card details by masquerading as a trustworthy entity in an electronic communication. Communications purporting to be from popular social web sites, auction sites, online payment processors or IT administrators are commonly used to lure the unsuspecting public. Phishing is typically carried out by e-mail or instant messaging,
and it often directs users to enter details at a fake website whose look and feel are almost identical to the legitimate one. Even when using server authentication, it may require tremendous skill to detect that the website is fake. Phishing is an example of social engineering techniques used to fool users, and exploits the poor usability of current web security technologies."Jos2007"> Attempts to deal with the growing number of reported phishing incidents include legislation, user training, public awareness, and technical security measures.
A phishing technique was described in detail in 1987, and the first recorded use of the term "phishing" was made in 1996. The term is a variant of fishing, probably influenced by phreaking or password harvesting fishing,
and alludes to baits used to "catch" financial information and passwords.
History and current status of phishing
A phishing technique was described in detail in 1987, in a paper and presentation delivered to the International HP Users Group, Interex. The first recorded mention of the term "phishing" is on the alt.online-service.America-online Usenet newsgroup on January 2, 1996,
although the term may have appeared earlier in the print edition of the hacker magazine 2600.
Early phishing on AOL
Phishing on AOL was closely associated with the warez community that exchanged pirated software and the hacking scene that perpetrated credit card fraud and other online crimes. After AOL brought in mea read more at » http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phishing
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