Phishing

1. PHISHING

2. WHAT IS PHISHING?
• Phishing is a cybercrime in which a target or targets are
contacted by email, telephone or text message by
someone posing as a legitimate institution to lure
individuals into providing sensitive data such as
personally identifiable information, banking and credit
card details, and passwords.

3. HOW PHISHING WORKS
• Phishing attacks typically rely on social networking techniques
applied to email or other electronic communication methods,
including direct messages sent over social networks, SMS text
messages and other instant messaging modes.
• Phishers may use social engineering and other public sources of
information, including social networks like LinkedIn, Facebook
and Twitter, to gather background information about the victim's
personal and work history, his interests, and his activities.

4. HOW TO RECOGNIZE A PHISHING
EMAIL
Successful phishing messages, usually
represented as being from a well-known
company, are difficult to distinguish from
authentic messages: a phishing email can
include corporate logos and other
identifying graphics and data collected
from the company being misrepresented.
Malicious links within phishing messages
are usually also designed to make it
appear as though they go to the spoofed
organization.

5. FLOW OF THE CRIME

6. THE STEPS OF THE CRIME