Title: What is phishing? How this cyber attack works and how to prevent it | CSO Online
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What is phishing? How this cyber attack works and how to prevent it
Phishing is a method of trying to gather personal information using deceptive e-mails and websites. Here's what you need to know about this venerable, but increasingly sophisticated, form of cyber attack.
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Content: One is by the purpose of the phishing attempt. Generally, a phishing campaign tries to get the victim to do one of two things: Hand over sensitive information. These messages aim to trick the user into revealing important data — often a username and password that the attacker can use to breach a system or account. The classic version of this scam involves sending out an email tailored to look like a message from a major bank; by spamming out the message to millions of people, the attackers ensure that at least some of the recipients will be customers of that bank. The victim clicks on a link in the message and is taken to a malicious site designed to resemble the bank's webpage, and then hopefully enters their username and password. The attacker can now access the victim's account. Download malware. Like a lot of spam, these types of phishing emails aim to get the victim to infect their own computer with malware.