The Most Common Web Attack An Information Technology Student Needs to Know | Lotal Ghana

 The Most Common Web Attack An Information Technology Student Needs to Know
 

One of the black engineering tools that criminals employ to steal data, gain access to computers, and enter company networks is phishing, which is one of the cybercrime attacks of today. Among the popular phishing techniques are email manipulation, content insertion, link trickery, phony websites, approved session breaches, malicious advertising, and man-in-the-middle techniques.

 

 

 

Describe phishing

Attacks to steal sensitive personal or business information are referred to as "phishing." Attackers frequently utilize misleading emails, website links, and text messages to access consumers' private information. Phishing assaults trick victims into divulging sensitive information such as name, surname, mother's maiden name, address, telephone, password, tax ID, account number, and credit card details. Criminals can start a corporation, apply for a credit card, buy a mobile phone, open a bank account, or engage in other types of fraud using the personal information of the victims of these assaults on individuals and institutions.

 

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How This Phishing Scam Operates

Criminals can simply obtain what they want by using phishing techniques across a variety of platforms since they are meticulously concealing behind the daily apps that users most frequently use, such as emails and webpages. Instead of using "bankname.com," the official website of a bank, impostors could send you a phony link to your email address that is "bankname.x.com" with a subdomain, forcing you to input this fictitious URL. Users may reveal sensitive information like their phone number, client ID, and password without realizing it because the website interface, basic data, and service flow have been replicated.