Tuesday, November 12, 2013

Phishing attacks in Computer Networks and Internet

Phishing is a kind of amalgamation of web technology and social engineering in order to penetrate the network security by intruders. It is the act of attempting to collect information like as usernames, passwords , details about credit cards and other transaction related matters by disguising to the computer/internet users. The most popular phishing scams are carried out using phishing web pages usually by tricking users into leaking their sensitive information and private data by counterfeiting trustworthy web identities.

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