The fraudulent practice of sending emails in order to
induce individuals to reveal personal information, such as
passwords and credit card numbers
How to Recognize Phishing
Phishing is all about deception. Hackers impersonate other people or entities in a attempt to gain your trust and get you to reveal sensitive information such as credit card numbers and passwords. Alternatively, the hackers will try to get you to download damaging malware and spyware that then collects sensitive data and sends it back to them
Most phishing attacks are random and wide spread, designed to target a large group of people with the hope that some victims fall for the trap.
