If you have received a mail informing you that you are so lucky that you have won an x amount of money and in order to claim the same you have to click on the link, provided in the mail by following some simple steps. Beware. This is how phishing takes place.…
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Phishing Examples
December 25th, 2009
Tushar Mathur
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Tags: Amount Of Money, Atm, Bank Details, Bank Security, Banks, Credit Card Number, Cross Check, First Instance, Logos, Mail, Mail Check, Money Order, Own Security, Phishing Scam, Pin Number, Security Reasons, Simple Steps, Social Security, Social Security Number
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December 1st, 2009
Tushar Mathur A phishing website is a website which is especially designed to steal private information though it appears similar to an authorized site. These are also known as fake sites.
A number of wicked persons make use of phishing sites by set them as believable spoof of legal Web sites. They then try to trap you when you visit into these Web sites and reveal your private information, such your credit card number, PAN number etc.…
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Tags: Credit Card Number, Encryption, Illusion, Information Security, Internet Explorer, Legal Web, Pan Number, Payment Details, Phishing Scams, Secure Sockets Layer, Security Certificate, Security Lock, Social Security, Social Security Number, Spoof, Spoofed, Uniqueness, Wicked Persons
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September 25th, 2009
Tushar Mathur Credit card phishing is an activity which involves hacking of a third person’s credit card information. With the number of internet users increasing day by day, new techniques have also evolved to hack their identity to gain some illegal benefits. Internet offers several advantages which benefits it’s users in many ways.…
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Tags: Banking Sector, Credit Card Details, Credit Card Information, Credit Card Users, Credit Cards, Date Of Birth, Ebay, Illegal Benefits, Incoming Call, Mail Id, Mobile Phone Number, Number Of Internet Users, Password Security, Paypal, Requisitions, Security Code, Social Security Number, Third Person, Verification Purposes, Wrong Way
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