| A web page that has been
created to deceive visitors into believing that is another company or
web page.
For example, a user may create a web page that appears to be a bank
web page requesting a
username
and
password for
login.
If the information is entered into the web page is is captured by the
person who created the page and used to gain
access
to the real
page, in this example gain access to your bank
account.
Often these pages are found by links sent in
spam phishing e-mails that indicate
your account has expired, your account has been compromised, need to
update information, etc. See our phishing
dictionary definition for additional information about phishing
and how to protect yourself from phishing and pharming.
Also see: DNS hijacking,
Security definitions,
Phishing |
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