COMPUTER THREATS SECURITY
WHAT IS A HACKER
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scams through websites
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scams through emails
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scams through phone calls
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scams through text messages
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Detailed explanation-1: -Phishing (pronounced: fishing) is an attack that attempts to steal your money, or your identity, by getting you to reveal personal information–such as credit card numbers, bank information, or passwords–on websites that pretend to be legitimate.
Detailed explanation-2: -Phishing is a type of online scam that targets consumers by sending them an e-mail that appears to be from a well-known source – an internet service provider, a bank, or a mortgage company, for example.
Detailed explanation-3: -An email from PayPal arrives telling the victim that their account has been compromised and will be deactivated unless they confirm their credit card details. The link in the phishing email takes the victim to a fake PayPal website, and the stolen credit card information is used to commit further crimes.
Detailed explanation-4: -Email Phishing scams are carried out online by tech-savvy con artists and identity theft criminals. They use spam, fake websites constructed to look identical to real sites, email and instant messages to trick you into divulging sensitive information, like bank account passwords and credit card numbers.