Hey, I found this new word in the newspaper and I wonder what does it mean. (Star In.Tech, 24th May 2005, page 3 - Phishers targeting local Internet banking users)
Personally, I did received such e-mail just a few days ago and after reading it, I sent it to my e-mail's trash can.
DEFINITION: Phishing is a technique used to gain personal information for purposes of identity theft, using fraudulent e-mail messages that appear to come from legitimate businesses. These authentic-looking messages are designed to fool recipients into divulging personal data such as account numbers and passwords, credit card numbers and Social Security numbers.
For more information on phishing, click the following links: ComputerWorld and Webopedia
We can discuss more on this topic in the forthcoming Lecture 4.
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As for the second comment, I did include the link to the webopedia. It would be better by just clicking the link and be redirected to the related webpage instead of repeating it in this section. Anyway, thanks for your effort, Heu Oon.
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