What do u mean by phishing in computer lingo?

Question

read it up on the net!

Answer 1

“Phishing” is a form of Internet fraud that aims to steal valuable information such as credit cards, social security numbers, user IDs and passwords. A fake website is created that is similar to that of a legitimate organisation, typically a financial institution such as a bank or insurance company. An email is sent requesting that the recipient access the fake website (which will usually be a replica of a trusted site) and enter their personal details, including security access codes. ...

Answer 2

Phishing is pronounced and defined much like the word fishing.

Basically, someone puts some bait out, and a fish falls for the bait.

In most cases, the bait is designed to catch a specific type of person (eg. ebay users, Yahoo Accounts, Banks, etc...). A classic example is a mass email saying that someone has made a transaction with your account, and you need to verify it.

There is a link in the email, and you click it because it looks like it is truely coming from your bank or ebay, etc... but in fact, it is a look alike site. You enter in your username/password, and instead of that information going to your bank, it goes the the "fisher". Now, they have your bank login information and can log in and do as they like with the account.

A lot of ebay transactions that are too good to be true, (eg. a $2000 coffee maker that is selling for $800)... are fishers... They usually leave poor information on the posting. So users email them asking for more information, or, do you ship to XYZ place or is it damaged, etc... They end up with a lot of account information from ebay users (just usernames). Then, they mass email those same people saying, your account has changed, or something to that affect. Again, putting in the fishing link. User trys to login using the link and now their username and password are taken. Sometimes, that usernames/passwords are the same for other services (such as PayPal). Or, it could be that they post another cheap coffee maker, and catch more fish...

The trick is that the emails are often appear to be legit and the links also seem legit. Heck, I have even see fishing links that really ARE the bank, but a hidden layer is on top capturing the log in info. Really amazing, scary stuff...

So, never use a link emailed to you, just re-type it... and be very cautious if you get an email that you do not expect... never log in. Use a bookmark or retype the URL....

Good luck!

Answer 3

Phishing is a technique for getting people to give up personal information. It is usually done via email.

Example: I regularly receive emails that purport to be from eBay. They usually ask me to click some link within the email so I can verify my password. But, guess what. The link doesn't take me to eBay, it takes me to a website made to look like eBay. Once they trick someone into doing this, they can use eBay to buy and sell stuff. Recently, I've gotten some that purport to be from Bank of America.

Answer 4

this is one
they send out thousands if one preson bites they rip you off.


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Answer 5

Hey!

Phishing is an criminal activity using social techniques. They use this scam to fraudulently acquire sensitive information (eg. credit card numbers, social security numbers, ect.) They are largely sucessful at this, sometimes. As they masquerade themself as a trustworthy person...

Cheers!
Andrew

Answer 6

Its when a person sends you an email disguised as an email from a bank or credit card company that asks you to give them your personal information, or to "confirm" your password by sending it to them.

Answer 7

it's an email that pretends to be a legitimate entity and asks you for your personal info or credit card info or bank account info.

Answer 8

Phuck if I know !!