August 2024
Beginner
188 pages
4h 25m
English
Pronounced ‘fishing’, this social engineering technique is designed to trick a user into handing over confidential information. Many phishing scams come via an email or phone call, that appear to originate from a legitimate source such as a bank, the police, IRS (HMRC), or a well known company. Here’s an example.

The email appears genuine and is designed to scare you, but notice the links have been spoofed.
Following the link will take you to a fake website that looks exactly like the real thing, but notice the URL is fake...

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