FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

Detailed explanation-1: -Phishing is a type of cybercrime where attackers pose as a trusted or legitimate business to dupe an individual into sharing information such as bank account numbers, credit card details, login credentials and other sensitive data, and/or to download a phishing virus onto the user’s computer.

Detailed explanation-2: -A technique for attempting to acquire sensitive data, such as bank account numbers, through a fraudulent solicitation in email or on a web site, in which the perpetrator masquerades as a legitimate business or reputable person.

Detailed explanation-3: -Spam is unsolicited email, instant messages, or social media messages. These messages are fairly easy to spot and can be damaging if you open or respond. Phishing is an email sent from an Internet criminal disguised as an email from a legitimate, trustworthy source.

Detailed explanation-4: -For example: The user is redirected to myuniversity.edurenewal.com, a bogus page appearing exactly like the real renewal page, where both new and existing passwords are requested. The attacker, monitoring the page, hijacks the original password to gain access to secured areas on the university network.