What is Phishing?
<p>Phishing is a serious threat to any industry. We have seen this topic appear in the news more each day. You might have already received a fraudulent email from what seemed to be your bank or even seen the hacking that took place during the 2016 US presidential election. But what do you know about phishing?</p>
What is Phishing?
Phishing is the fraudulent attempt to obtain sensitive information like login information or other personal identification information (PII), which is any data that could potentially identify a specific individual, such as:
- usernames,
- passwords,
- credit card details,
- SSN (Social Security Number),
- bank account information,
- email,
- phone number,
- secret question answers
Even partial information can increase the chances of success to subsequent social engineering attacks.