what is phishing?

Question

what does this mean if a web page is phishing

Answer 1

if i steal all the images from bankofamerica.com and make a site that looks exactly like theirs with a username and log in, and i can get you to visit my site thinking its bank of america, you just gave me your account info when you try to log into my fake site

generally thats how it works

Answer 2

In computing, phishing is a criminal activity using social engineering techniques.[1] Phishers attempt to fraudulently acquire sensitive information, such as usernames, passwords and credit card details, by masquerading as a trustworthy entity in an electronic communication. eBay and PayPal are two of the most targeted companies, and online banks are also common targets. Phishing is typically carried out by email or instant messaging,[2] and often directs users to give details at a website, although phone contact has been used as well.[3] Attempts to deal with the growing number of reported phishing incidents include legislation, user training, and technical measures.

The first recorded mention of phishing is on the alt.online-service.america-online Usenet newsgroup on January 2, 1996,[4] although the term may have appeared even earlier in the print edition of the hacker magazine 2600.[5] The term phishing is a variant of fishing,[6] probably influenced by phreaking,[7][8] and alludes to the use of increasingly sophisticated lures to "fish" for a user's financial information and passwords. The word may also be linked to leetspeak, in which ph is a common substitution for f.[9] The popular theory that it is a portmanteau of password harvesting[10] is an example of folk etymology.

Answer 3

Here, read this entry on Wikipedia:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phishing

I get emails all the time that are Phishing for info from me.

Answer 4

phishing is an email in which the sender pretends to be a trusted source and asks for your personal information, and steals it.

Answer 5

sending of emails purporting to be from a bank for example, with the objective of drawing out customers’ security details

Answer 6

The website is trying to lure you to key in your username,password or credit card number,etc.

Answer 7

Here are some definitions
http://www.bankersonline.com/technology/guru2006/gurus_tech091806a.html