If you have received a mail informing you that you are so lucky that you have won an x amount of money and in order to claim the same you have to click on the link, provided in the mail by following some simple steps. Beware. This is how phishing takes place. This phishing example also gives you an overview of what you should never believe. In fact these kinds of mails are to be deleted at the first instance.

What is Phishing?
As the technology advances it takes criminal technology too along with it. In the modern days of computers people try to find out an easy solution to all the problems they have using computers and so they have passwords, user names etc. The simplest definition of phishing could be that any activity which is done to steal these personal and confidential details is called Phishing.

Talking of Internet, which everybody is using these days to do a lot of financial transactions, in our daily life as it’s the easiest way to get things done over the net, at the comfort of our homes and without having to stand in long queues and spending our time. But did you ever take out a minute to think how safe it is? Or, is it correct to put the details of your credit card, your SSN or your bank details in there?