Phishing
noun
The activity of tricking people by getting them to give their personal information, such as passwords or credit card numbers, by pretending to be a trustworthy organization usually via email or text message.
I received a phishing email that looked like it was from my bank, but I didn't respond to it.
Often appears as...
- phishing email
- phishing scam
Usage tips
Modern,Technical
noun
The activity of tricking people by getting them to give their personal information, such as passwords or credit card numbers, by pretending to be a trustworthy organization usually via email or text message.
I received a phishing email that looked like it was from my bank, but I didn't respond to it.
Often appears as...
- phishing email
- phishing scam
Usage tips
Modern,Technical
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Email Caution
Phishing often involves emails that appear normal but are fraudulent.
Be cautious with unsolicited emails, they might be phishing attempts.
Pro Tip 2/3Trustworthy Appearance
Scammers use logos and language to mimic real organizations in phishing.
The phishing message had the company's logo, yet it was a scam.
Pro Tip 3/3Personal Data Risk
Phishing tries to steal sensitive data like passwords or bank details.
Never share your password in response to a phishing email.
Pro Tip 1/3Email Caution
Phishing often involves emails that appear normal but are fraudulent.
Be cautious with unsolicited emails, they might be phishing attempts.
Pro Tip 2/3Trustworthy Appearance
Scammers use logos and language to mimic real organizations in phishing.
The phishing message had the company's logo, yet it was a scam.
Pro Tip 3/3Personal Data Risk
Phishing tries to steal sensitive data like passwords or bank details.
Never share your password in response to a phishing email.
Pro Tip 1/3Email Caution
Phishing often involves emails that appear normal but are fraudulent.
Be cautious with unsolicited emails, they might be phishing attempts.
Pro Tip 2/3Trustworthy Appearance
Scammers use logos and language to mimic real organizations in phishing.
The phishing message had the company's logo, yet it was a scam.
Pro Tip 3/3Personal Data Risk
Phishing tries to steal sensitive data like passwords or bank details.
Never share your password in response to a phishing email.
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Or how do we make sure that our organization is able to operate in crisis, under attack or in an emergency? And what if we reward good things that people do in cybersecurity in some way and encourage them to do so, like reporting security incidents, reporting potential phishing emails,
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KIMI When I go spear phishing, I become an actual part of the ocean.
Video examples
Nadya Bartol: Better...
Or how do we make sure that our organization is able to operate in crisis, under attack or in an emergency? And what if we reward good things that people do in cybersecurity in some way and encourage them to do so, like reporting security incidents, reporting potential phishing emails,
Video examples
Living Off the Land in...
KIMI When I go spear phishing, I become an actual part of the ocean.
Example 1 of 2
Quote examples
Brian Kernighan
Canadian Scientist
If you don't understand viruses, phishing, and similar threats, you become more susceptible to them. If you don't know how social networks leak information that you thought was private, you're likely to reveal much more than you realize.
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Jared Cohen
American Businessman
Kids are coming online and connecting at a pace that's faster than their physical maturation process. Would you ever imagine that you'd have to talk to your kid about phishing before you're talking to him about the birds and the bees?
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Alexandra Elbakyan
Kazakhstani Activist
It may be well possible that phished passwords ended up being used at Sci-Hub. I did not send any phishing emails to anyone myself. The exact source of the passwords was never personally important to me.
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Kevin Mitnick
American Businessman
Most of the computer compromises that we hear about use a technique called spear phishing, which allows an attacker access to a key person's workstation. It's extremely difficult to defend against.
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Richard Thaler
American Economist
In a democracy, if a government creates bad policies, it can be voted out of office. Competition in the private sector, however, can easily work to encourage phishing rather than stifle it.
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Harper Reed
American Businessman
Very smart people are often tricked by hackers, by phishing. I don't exclude myself from that. It's about being smarter than a hacker. Not about being smart.
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Cliff Stearns
American Politician
The Spy Act prohibits keystroke logging, hijacking, and phishing.
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Naftali Bennett
Israeli Politician
There is no one single solution to eradicate phishing.
Quote examples
Brian Kernighan
Canadian Scientist
If you don't understand viruses, phishing, and similar threats, you become more susceptible to them. If you don't know how social networks leak information that you thought was private, you're likely to reveal much more than you realize.
Quote examples
Jared Cohen
American Businessman
Kids are coming online and connecting at a pace that's faster than their physical maturation process. Would you ever imagine that you'd have to talk to your kid about phishing before you're talking to him about the birds and the bees?
Quote examples
Alexandra Elbakyan
Kazakhstani Activist
It may be well possible that phished passwords ended up being used at Sci-Hub. I did not send any phishing emails to anyone myself. The exact source of the passwords was never personally important to me.
Quote examples
Kevin Mitnick
American Businessman
Most of the computer compromises that we hear about use a technique called spear phishing, which allows an attacker access to a key person's workstation. It's extremely difficult to defend against.
Quote examples
Richard Thaler
American Economist
In a democracy, if a government creates bad policies, it can be voted out of office. Competition in the private sector, however, can easily work to encourage phishing rather than stifle it.
Quote examples
Harper Reed
American Businessman
Very smart people are often tricked by hackers, by phishing. I don't exclude myself from that. It's about being smarter than a hacker. Not about being smart.
Quote examples
Cliff Stearns
American Politician
The Spy Act prohibits keystroke logging, hijacking, and phishing.
Quote examples
Naftali Bennett
Israeli Politician
There is no one single solution to eradicate phishing.
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