Phishing refers to a type of network attack in which criminals use a variety of means to try to induce netizens to reveal important information.

Phishing generally refers to those who use spoofed emails and disguised banking and e-commerce sites to conduct fraudulent activities and use these to obtain improper benefits.

Phishing websites refer to fake websites that deceive users. The pages of phishing websites are slightly different from real websites, such as pretending to be banks and e-commerce websites, thereby stealing private information such as bank account numbers and passwords submitted by users.

Phishing text messages are a large number of false messages sent out by mobile phone text message "mass senders" to trick victims into carrying out remittances, transfers and other operations in the name of "winning prizes", "tax refunds", "investment consultation", etc.

Phishing WiFi means that criminals set up a WiFi network with the same name as a public WiFi hotspot to attract users to access the network through mobile devices, and then use analysis software to steal these fake access data. WiFi hotspot user information, including WiFi login password, bank account and other information.

Characteristics of phishing

Deceptive. Phishers use self-built sites to imitate phished websites and combine them with URLs containing similar domain names to enhance the authenticity. What's more, they will first invade a server and repeatedly do the same things on the server, so that they can better escape and avoid tracking and investigation.

Targeted. Phishers are usually closely related to the websites of some banks, commercial institutions, etc. With the rapid development of the Internet, e-commerce and online shopping have become services closely related to netizens. The huge flow of online funds has brought about many emerging industries and potential security risks.