The digital revolution has introduced a new reality for all its users, namely companies and consumers. The internet has enabled radical progress in many business areas, not least online commerce (or eCommerce). However, not everything has remained positive and, today, cyber attacks are a concern for everyone who uses the internet. What is phishing? The concept of phishing comes from the English word "fishing", in other words, the hacker casts "bait" in order to "fish" for information about those who "take the bait". It consists of tricking users into revealing personal and confidential data through the use of technological methods, in most cases by sending emails. In these emails, the hacker poses as a trustworthy company or organisation, thereby gaining the recipient's trust and trying to obtain certain data. They can often imitate a website, for example a bank's, and prompt customers to log in with their u...
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