Phishing is a way of stealing an individual’s personal information and use that information to steal money from their account. Nowadays, there is an alarming rise in the number of fraudulent activities. Though many activities are carried out against it but phishing still remains a major fraudulent activity as the criminals are also becoming equally clever. Though there are many       anti–phishing groups, laws and many technological developments which tell us about the different phishing techniques, there is a need to create widespread awareness about the phishing techniques and how to prevent it.

When personal and financial information are extracted from a person over the internet luring them and faking others name it is termed as phishing. This information may be used to withdraw money or property without the consent of the actual owner. These hacking websites could be easily recognized by following certain norms.

These sites often send pop ups to the browsers and asks personal and financial information.

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?