Sep 15 2006, 02:53 PM, updated 20y ago
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In computing, phishing is a criminal activity using social engineering techniques. Phishers attempt to fraudulently acquire sensitive information, such as passwords and credit card details, by masquerading as a trustworthy person or business in an electronic communication. Phishing is typically carried out using email or an instant message, although phone contact has been used as well[1]. Attempts to deal with the growing number of reported phishing incidents include legislation, user training, and technical measures.
The first recorded mention of phishing is on the alt.online-service.america-online Usenet newsgroup on January 2, 1996,[2] although the term may have appeared even earlier in the print edition of the hacker magazine 2600.[3] The term phishing is a variant of fishing[4], probably influenced by phreaking,[5][6] and alludes to the use of increasingly sophisticated lures to "fish" for users' financial information and passwords. The word may also be linked to leetspeak, in which ph is a common substitution for f.[7] The popular theory that it is a portmanteau of password harvesting[8] is an example of folk etymology. The name may also come from the popular rock group Phish.
The first recorded mention of phishing is on the alt.online-service.america-online Usenet newsgroup on January 2, 1996,[2] although the term may have appeared even earlier in the print edition of the hacker magazine 2600.[3] The term phishing is a variant of fishing[4], probably influenced by phreaking,[5][6] and alludes to the use of increasingly sophisticated lures to "fish" for users' financial information and passwords. The word may also be linked to leetspeak, in which ph is a common substitution for f.[7] The popular theory that it is a portmanteau of password harvesting[8] is an example of folk etymology. The name may also come from the popular rock group Phish.
Countless of times, people fell into this kind of attack which is also known as Phishing Attack. And how do you prevent yourself from being a victim? There is a toolbar for Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox where it will protect you from malicious phishing sites. It is called GRID Authenticator Toolbar
So far, GRID Authenticator toolbar only verify local banks. You can try out it's protection on phishing sites by clicking Maybank2u Phishing site How GRID Authenticator works for you is that when you enter a verified local bank, a GREEN frame will appear around your browser. This indicates that the website is a genuine one instead of a phishing site.
In the event that you received any mails from your so called "Bank", do visit GRID Center and report the phishing site. They will verify the url. Or you can simply pm me.
Let's make our local banking scene a safe place to go.
This post has been edited by nairud: Sep 15 2006, 02:58 PM
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when i click on the links, it directs me to hxxp://www.archev.net/dotproject/classes/index.html 
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