Volume : I, Issue : II, July - 2012

A Study on Phishing: Preventions and Anti–Phishing Solutions

V. Karamchand Gandhi, Prof R. Senthil Kumar

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T Phishing is a form of online identity theft that aims to steal sensitive information such as online banking passwords and credit card information from users. Phishing scams have been receiving extensive press coverage because such attacks have been escalating in number and sophistication. According to a study by Gartner, 57 million US Internet users have identified the receipt of e-mail linked to phishing scams and about 2 million of them are estimated to have been tricked into giving away sensitive information. Phishing scams are now a part of everyday life. It’s important that you know how to spot one and avoid becoming a victim. Phishing scams are just another attempt to get valuable information. Scammers send a mass email to every address they can find. Typically the message will appear to come from a bank or financial institution. The email states that you should update your information for one reason or another, and they usually provide a link that we can click to do so. This all sounds reasonable and it may look legitimate, but phishing scams are anything but legitimate. The link provided does not take we to the financial institution’s website. Instead, we will be submitting our information to a website run by the scammers. This paper deals with the importance of phishing preventions and its solutions.

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V.Karamchand Gandhi, Prof R.Senthil Kumar A Study on Phishing: Preventions and Anti-Phishing Solutions International Journal of Scientific Research, Vol.I, Issue.II July 2012

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