What is Phishing?

“the practice of luring unsuspecting Internet users to a fake Web site by using authentic-looking email with the real organization’s logo, in an attempt to steal passwords, financial or personal information, or introduce a virus attack; the creation of a Web site replica for fooling unsuspecting Internet users into submitting personal or financial information or passwords” - Dictionary.com

Can you identify which site is real and which is fake? It isn’t always easy to tell the difference between the two. Try your hand at the McAfee Phishing Quiz, http://www.siteadvisor.com/quizzes/phishing_0707/.


Banks really need to make sure that they educate their customers not to respond to request emails and websites that request account numbers, social security number and other financial/personal information. And that the customer can always call the bank to check to see if the email or website is a legitimate.