In the cyber world, phishing has become one of the famous methods of conducting crime. Phishing is referred as a form of crime to acquire sensitive personal information such as full name, age, address, credit card details and even pull it off by asking them directly for their password by pretending to be who they claim to be. Its a piece of cake for some people out there in the world of digital trade. Talented youngsters mostly responsible for creating fake websites pretending to be HSBC, alerts you that there is in need of "update" if not, your account shall be "terminated", one might easily fall prey due to the fact that the website is so perfectly designed to replicate as HSBC or any other entity.
The victim might be asked to fill out a form regarding information likned with banking details, the perfect combination needed to withdraw money from an account. As the victim clicks the enter/submit button, the data goes straight to the these cyber geek youngster sitting in front of their computers on the other side of the country. Phishing is a form of crime to steal personal data over the internet. Phishing can come in forms of emails, with a given link to connect too. There have been many cases of phishing where victims have easily fallen prey and have lost lot of money.
Above is a sample of phishing through an email message. Ounce these cyber geniuses get the personal data, they can have direct access to one's financial pot and could drain out their victims.
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