Phishing Techniques

Phishing is the method used to steal personal information through spamming or other deceptive means. There are a number of different phishing techniques used to obtain personal information from users. As technology becomes more advanced, the phishing techniques being used are also more advanced. To prevent Internet phishing, users should have knowledge of various types of phishing techniques and they should also be aware of anti-phishing techniques to protect themselves from getting phished. Let’s look at some of these phishing techniques. 

1.  Email / Spam

2.  Web Based Delivery
3.  Instant Messaging
4.  Trojan Hosts
5.  Link Manipulation
6.  Key Loggers
7.  Session Hacking
8.  System Reconfiguration
9.  Content Injection
10. Phone Phishing
11. Malware Phishing