CYBER CRIME: PHISHING ATTACKS AND VARIOUS ANTI-PHISHING TECHNIQUES

ABSTRACT: Phishing is a technique to steal or obtain private data like pass-codes, usernames, data or pin using fake links which pretends to be trustworthy and original. Users often goes through these links and when doing so, the fraud/hacker gathers the required informations and it becomes easy for him (hacker) to access his (victim) personal informations. This paper presents an overview idea and basic details about various phishing attacks and various techniques to protect the private information. Keywords: Phishing,Cyber-Crime,Risk,Attackers