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Phishing Attack | Cyber-Species Encyclopedia

🧬 Cyber-Species: Phishing

Phishing is a social engineering attack in which attackers impersonate trusted organizations to steal sensitive information such as login credentials, banking details, or credit card numbers.

Kingdom

Social Engineering

Family

Credential Theft Attacks

Common Variants

  • Bank Login Phishing
  • Crypto Scam Phishing
  • Email Account Phishing

Symptoms

  • Fake login pages
  • Urgent security alerts
  • Suspicious domain names

Transmission

  • Email attachments
  • SMS messages
  • Fake websites

Defense

  • Verify domain names
  • Enable two-factor authentication
  • Never click login links from email

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