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eon an eC Cen s Phishing Phishingswhe7 an unattrorsed person attemptste gather persona, data, such as passwords ed cred liso inemisebres es atustscathy oeson eta, by os ororgarizetion Phishing is normally carried outvia electronic communication, such as email. The email wil! lock legitimate and will normally enccuragea person ta click ona link in the email, When dhe linc isclicked iewill wake the user to a website that will ask them for their personal details. This will be a fake website and the personal details will he be stolen and used in criminal activity ishing emails wl usually contais text that will express theneed ‘or urgent attention to a matter, for exampie asking auser to cancel asubscriationtoa serviceorthey will be charged, orto verify theiridentityto clear up a possible secuntty attack on their account, Phishing can also be an email simply ascing for banking details Phishing gots its name frorn the reference to fishing for a person's data vsing bait (the legitimate locking email ‘Pi replaced the 'f in reference toa name given (0 early hackers known as breaks. Phishinghas been around since 1985, but tdidn't become an fsiuc until about ten years late There are measuresthat can be taken to protect agaist phishing © Userssinould matke sure tral they ate causious when clicking any nksin an ema + Usersshould question whether they

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