Phishing – subtle but more damaging

Posted by editor on February 18, 2009

It may not be as obvious as viruses, trojans, worms, or even spyware, but phishing is much more damaging than it seems.

You see, phishing – which refers to the illegal procurement of personal information like credit card numbers and passwords – has a direct impact on you life. While all the woes before mainly just affect your computer system, victims who feel the full force of phishers end up losing a lot more. Just imagine someone being able to break into your credit account and makes the credit limit buying things WITH YOUR MONEY.

The key here is to be wary of registering and filling out forms on the net. Many untrustworthy phishing sites masquerade as legitimate sites like online banks – to the extent of duplicating the look – to steal info from people. So always be on your guard, the internet isn’t what it used to be.