Phishing, Pharming, and Spam

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Chapter 7

• Phishing, Pharming, and Spam

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Phishing

• Phishing is a criminal activity using computer
  security techniques.
• Phishers try to acquire information such as
  usernames, passwords, social security numbers,
  credit card numbers ect.
• Phishers often contact people by instant
  messenger or email by acting like a reliable
  electronic communication source.
• Identity theft is commonly a result of phishing.

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Pharming

• Pharming is a hackers attempt to redirect a
  websites traffic to another website.
• Anti-virus software and spyware removal software
  do not protect against pharming.
• Pharming has become a concern to online bankers
  because it is an attempt to steal personal
  information.
• Pharming has caused a concern in identity theft.

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Spam

• Spam is defined as unsolicited junk email.
• Spam email is often sent to the bulk box of your
  email.
• Other types of spam include instant messaging
  spam, spam in blogs, cell phone messaging spam,
  and web search engine spam.
• The danger involving spam is it directs you to a
  website that tries to get you to give them
  personal information.

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Protecting Yourself

• Protect yourself by being careful where you enter
  your personal information.
• Make sure the website you are entering your
  information is credible.
• Ignore pop-ups.
• Do not click on email that has a questionable
  email address or an address that you do not know.