What is phishing ????????

Question

i was born nov.12.1989

Answer 1

i think you mean fishing.......

Answer 2

For Sucpisous web

Answer 3

John Rey D's answer was dead on perfect. I wanted to give him a thumb "up" and I clicked the wrong one! Sorry John. I hope you get the best answer.

Answer 4

phishing are hacking sites that look like your email websites. Never enter your password in a suspicious site.

Answer 5

In computing, phishing is the criminally fraudulent process of attempting to acquire sensitive information such as usernames, passwords and credit card details, by masquerading as a trustworthy entity in an electronic communication. Communications purporting to be from PayPal, eBay, Youtube or online banks are commonly used to lure the unsuspecting. Phishing is typically carried out by e-mail or instant messaging,and it often directs users to enter details at a website. Phishing is an example of social engineering techniques used to fool users. Attempts to deal with the growing number of reported phishing incidents include legislation, user training, public awareness, and technical security measures.

A phishing technique was described in detail in 1987, and the first recorded use of the term "phishing" was made in 1996. The term is a variant of fishing,probably influenced by phreaking,and alludes to baits used to "catch" financial information and passwords.