DEFINITION:
Phishing is an e-mail fraud method in which the perpetrator sends out legitimate-looking email in an attempt to gather personal and financial information from recipients. Typically, the messages appear to come from well known and trustworthy Web sites.
PHISHING TECHNIQUES:
Link manipulation
Most methods of phishing use some form of technical deception designed to make a link in [...]
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Phishing-An Emerging Threat
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