What in the world is Phishing?

You have probably heard the term Phishing and wondered what in the world it was? With the recent Phishing  scams running on Twitter and Facebook it really pays to have a good understanding of exactly what Phishing is all about.

This is part of  the definition from Wikipedia

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.

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OK if you didn't like that definition check out this video from the good folks at Common Craft

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqRZGhiHGxg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqRZGhiHGxg Phishing Scams in Plain English

You can also click the image above which will bring you to the How Phishing Works article at the HowStuffWorks site.

Links to other Phishing related stories and sites


Computerworld story about the new Twitter Phishing attack http://blogs.computerworld.com/phishing_site_spams_contacts_of_twitter_users

US Government page to report Phishing sites http://www.us-cert.gov/nav/report_phishing.html

Anti-Phishing Working Group  http://www.antiphishing.org/




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