Phishing (Crossword clue)

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• The use of bogus email and fake websites to steal user names
• Phishing is the attempt to acquire sensitive information such as usernames
• The act of attempting to obtain private or sensitive information such as user names
• Phishing is a form of criminal activity using social engineering techniques through email or instant messaging
• Spoofing an e-mail in an attempt to falsely solicit information from a user for either profit or identity
• A type of fraud carried out on the internet by sending people legitimate-looking e-mails asking for their personal information
• The practice of trying to induce people to reveal personal details via email by pretending to be a legitimate company such as a bank
• Fraudulent attempts to acquire sensitive information such as credit card details by masquerading as a bank or other trustworthy organization
• This is when a criminal uses the internet to try to fraudulently obtain details of peoples accounts so that they can use these accounts themselves