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Identify and Prevent the Rising Force of Phishing Attacks<\/h2>\n

When we think of hackers and cyber criminals, we tend to think of them as masterminds wearing hoodies, shutting down websites with their out-of-this-world coding skills (and godly swagger of course!). Well, that\u2019s not always the case. Using a simple yet highly impactful technique like Email Phishing<\/em>, any Tom, Dick, or Harry can fool users to commit online fraud. You don\u2019t need to learn a dozen coding languages to employ phishing scams and take control of systems. A huge part of the reason that phishing is so popular is its lack of sophistication.<\/p>\n

What is Phishing?<\/h3>\n

You may not understand the term \u2018Phishing\u2019, but chances are, you would at least have heard of it. The thing about Phishing is that you may have fallen its victim without even realizing it. Basically, it is a con trick. In the email phishing method, the perpetrators send malicious links, viruses, malware, and detrimental files via fake messages, popups etc. The emails often impersonate well-known entity\u2014a large company or, in the case of spear-phishing, a boss or C-level executive. These emails often show lucrative offers, lotteries, discounts or they may act like an urgent action needs to be taken in the form of a password change or an email confirmation. On clicking the mischievous link, the user is redirected to a malicious website which can ultimately lead to disasters.<\/p>\n

An example of such email phishing has been demonstrated in the image below. Here, it looks as if the email has been sent by Amazon, but it hasn\u2019t been. If a user misses the tiny details pointed out and clicks it, they are now at the mercy of their attackers.<\/p>\n

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Phishing Statistics<\/h3>\n

From a cyber criminal\u2019s point of view, phishing works like a charm. As a result, they have started widening their phishing net as much as possible. There has been a rampant rise in the number of phishing scams worldwide. Let\u2019s have a look at the numbers involved.<\/p>\n