Threats of Phishing
Almost all kinds of Internet theft are possible through Phishing. It can be very dangerous if the received malicious link is clicked. It can:
- Redirect to a website used for malicious purposes.
- Install malware or Ransomware to the PC.
- Steal confidential data of the Internet users such as credit card information.
- Steal the identity of the users for the purpose of Identity theft.
Phishing in Ethical Hacking
Phishing is one type of cyber attack.It is an unethical way to dupe the user or victim to click on harmful sites. The attacker crafts the harmful site in such a way that the victim feels it to be an authentic site, thus falling prey to it. The most common mode of phishing is by sending spam emails that appear to be authentic and thus, taking away all credentials from the victim. The main motive of the attacker behind phishing is to gain confidential information.