"Phishing is a form of social engineering and scam where attackers deceive people into revealing sensitive information or installing malware such as ransomware."
Understanding how to recognize and avoid financial scams and fraud, like phishing scams or identity theft.
Ponzi Schemes: An investment scheme that pays returns to earlier investors using the money from newer investors, rather than from profits earned.
Pyramid Schemes: A fraudulent business model that relies on new investors joining to pay existing investors, with no genuine product or service being sold.
Investment Fraud: A type of financial fraud that involves misrepresentation or omission of information regarding investments, with the aim of deceiving investors.
Internet Scams: Scams that use the internet, email, or social media to defraud people of their money, personal information or other assets.
Identity Theft: The fraudulent use of another person’s identity to obtain loans, credit cards, or other benefits.
Credit Card Fraud: Unlawful use of someone’s credit card without their permission.
Mortgage Scams: Scams that target homeowners and real estate investors by promising low interest rates, refinancing opportunities, and other benefits, while withholding vital information about the costs and risks.
Insurance Scams: Scams that deceive consumers by selling fake insurance policies or making false claims in order to avoid paying out.
General Consumer Fraud: Fraud that targets consumers, including scams that involve fake products or services, false advertising or deceptive sales tactics.
Advance Fee Scams: Scams that involve a promise of goods, services, or money in exchange for an upfront fee, with no intention of delivering what was promised.
Ponzi Scheme: A type of investment scam where an individual or group promises high returns to investors but uses the new investors' money to pay off old investors.
Advance Fee Fraud: A type of fraud where an individual is asked to pay a fee upfront with the promise of a larger reward later. The fraudster disappears with the money.
Identity Theft: A type of fraud where someone steals another person's identity to obtain personal or financial information.
Phishing: A type of fraud where an individual receives an email or message that appears to be from a legitimate source, asking for personal or financial information.
Pyramid Scheme: A type of investment scam where participants are promised wealth for recruiting new participants into the scheme.
Credit Card Fraud: A type of fraud that includes the unauthorized use of someone's credit card information.
Investment Fraud: A type of fraud where an individual offers fake investment opportunities, resulting in a loss of money.
Lottery Scam: A type of fraud where an individual receives a message claiming that they have won a massive or luxury prize, but they must pay upfront to receive the prize.
Charity Scam: A type of fraud where an individual asks for money on behalf of a charity but keeps the money.
Work-from-home or Business Opportunity Scam: A type of fraud where an individual is asked to invest in a business opportunity or work-from-home job opportunity with promises of high-income, but no physical work is involved.
"Phishing attacks... transparently mirror the site being targeted, allowing the attacker to observe everything while the victim is navigating the site and transverse any additional security boundaries with the victim."
"The term 'phishing' was first recorded in 1995 in the cracking toolkit AOHell, but may have been used earlier in the hacker magazine 2600."
"Phishing attacks... are the most common type of cybercrime, with the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center reporting more incidents of phishing than any other type of computer crime."
"Measures to prevent or reduce the impact of phishing attacks include legislation, user education, public awareness, and technical security measures."
"The importance of phishing awareness has increased in both personal and professional settings, with phishing attacks among businesses rising from 72% to 86% from 2017 to 2020."
"Attackers deceive people into revealing sensitive information or installing malware such as ransomware."
"Phishing attacks have become increasingly sophisticated."
"Phishing attacks... transparently mirror the site being targeted, allowing the attacker to observe everything while the victim is navigating the site."
"Measures to prevent or reduce the impact of phishing attacks include... technical security measures."
"Allowing the attacker to observe everything while the victim is navigating the site and transverse any additional security boundaries with the victim."
"It is a variation of fishing and refers to the use of lures to 'fish' for sensitive information."
"The term 'phishing' may have been used earlier in the hacker magazine 2600."
"Deceiving people into revealing sensitive information or installing malware such as ransomware."
"Phishing attacks among businesses rising from 72% to 86% from 2017 to 2020."
"Measures to prevent or reduce the impact of phishing attacks include legislation."
"Attackers deceive people into revealing sensitive information or installing malware such as ransomware."
"Revealing sensitive information or installing malware such as ransomware."
"Measures to prevent or reduce the impact of phishing attacks include... user education."
"Measures to prevent or reduce the impact of phishing attacks include... public awareness."