Phishing

A prevalent type of online attack that combines e-mail spam and fraudulent web sites made to look like trusted sites, which are aimed at tricking a user into giving up sensitive information such as a credit card or Social Security number. Almost 17,500 phishing Web sites were reported to the Anti-Phishing Working Group in April.
== External links ==
* Wordspy - Definition of Phishing.
* Technicalinfo.net The Phishing Guide (Part 1) Understanding and Preventing Phishing Attacks
* Indiana University, Bloomington and RavenWhite Inc. What Instills Trust? A Qualitative Study of Phishing
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