Phishing is a form of internet fraud that aims to steal personal information, like usernames, passwords, and credit card details, by disguising malicious websites as legitimate websites. The document discusses the history and methods of phishing attacks. Phishing messages are commonly delivered through emails, websites, and instant messages. Attack vectors include manipulating URLs, using deceptive websites that mimic real sites, and infecting computers with malware to send phishing messages from compromised devices. Defenses against phishing aim to educate users and implement technical measures at the client, server, and enterprise levels.
This document provides an overview of various types of cyber crimes in India, based on reports from news media and news portals. It discusses cyber stalking, hacking, phishing, cross-site scripting, and vishing. For each crime, it provides a brief definition and examples. The overall document aims to provide insight into the growing issue of cyber crimes in India and the need for law enforcement to address these threats.
Phishing attack types and mitigation strategiesSarim Khawaja
This document discusses various types of phishing attacks and mitigation strategies. It describes several types of phishing attacks like spear phishing, rock phishing, fast flux phishing, tilde phishing, water-holing, and whaling. It also discusses common tools and techniques used in phishing attacks, such as spam emails, social engineering on instant messaging and social media, SMS phishing, tabnabbing, vishing/phone phishing, flash-based phishing sites, typo squatting, URL manipulation, session hijacking, man-in-the-middle attacks, evil twins, and exploiting browser vulnerabilities. The document stresses that businesses need to proactively defend against continuously evolving phishing attacks to
This document discusses phishing attacks and methods to prevent them. It begins with an introduction to phishing and reasons it is successful. It then outlines various phishing methods like email spam, web-based delivery, and Trojan horses. It also describes the typical process of phishing and different attack types such as man-in-the-middle, URL obfuscation, and client-side vulnerabilities. The document concludes by discussing anti-phishing tools like PhishTank SiteChecker that block phishing pages.
EXPLORING HISTORICAL AND EMERGING PHISHING TECHNIQUES AND MITIGATING THE ASSO...IJNSA Journal
This document summarizes common and emerging phishing techniques and methods to mitigate associated security risks. It begins with a brief history of phishing, including early phishing scams targeting AOL users in the 1990s. It then describes classic phishing attack vectors such as social engineering techniques that exploit human curiosity, fear, and empathy. One such classic technique is distributing malware via email attachments or links that appear to be gifts or prizes but instead install Trojan horse programs on victims' computers. The document aims to educate about phishing risks and prevention.
Securing Internet communications end-to-end with the DANE protocolAfnic
Highlighting the fact that securing communications over the Internet is more important than ever before, Afnic launches an issue paper on the DANE protocol
TH3 Professional Developper CEH hacking email accountsth3prodevelopper
The document discusses various ways of hacking email accounts, including stealing cookies, social engineering, password phishing, and vulnerabilities in email clients. It then describes tools that can recover passwords, extract emails, and crack passwords. Finally, it covers security techniques for protecting email accounts such as using strong passwords, sign-in seals, and password managers.
A Survey Paper on Identity Theft in the Internetijtsrd
Identity of any internet user is stole in seconds and the user may not aware about it. There are various tools available in the internet which allow anyone to steal data of any particular user, if he she is connected to internet. The attacker is not required to have advanced knowledge about the internet technology or how networking works. Identity theft is a tremendous issue for most Internet clients.. This paper is an attempt to make reader aware about how their identity can be theft in the internet. This work expects to expand the mindfulness and comprehension of the Identity thefts that are and related cheats all through the world. Guruprasad Saroj | Rasika G. Patil ""A Survey Paper on Identity Theft in the Internet"" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-3 | Issue-4 , June 2019, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd23966.pdf
Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/computer-science/computer-security/23966/a-survey-paper-on-identity-theft-in-the-internet/guruprasad-saroj
Ce hv6 module 14 denial of service TH3 professional securitydefquon
The document discusses denial of service (DoS) and distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks. It begins by describing a scenario where a new security portal called "HackzXposed4u" crashes within five minutes of its official launch. It then provides objectives to familiarize the reader with different types of DoS attacks like SYN flooding, tools used to conduct such attacks, and botnets. The document also includes terminology, examples of real-world DoS attacks, and classifications of different DoS attack methods.
This document provides an overview of various types of cyber crimes in India, based on reports from news media and news portals. It discusses cyber stalking, hacking, phishing, cross-site scripting, and vishing. For each crime, it provides a brief definition and examples. The overall document aims to provide insight into the growing issue of cyber crimes in India and the need for law enforcement to address these threats.
Phishing attack types and mitigation strategiesSarim Khawaja
This document discusses various types of phishing attacks and mitigation strategies. It describes several types of phishing attacks like spear phishing, rock phishing, fast flux phishing, tilde phishing, water-holing, and whaling. It also discusses common tools and techniques used in phishing attacks, such as spam emails, social engineering on instant messaging and social media, SMS phishing, tabnabbing, vishing/phone phishing, flash-based phishing sites, typo squatting, URL manipulation, session hijacking, man-in-the-middle attacks, evil twins, and exploiting browser vulnerabilities. The document stresses that businesses need to proactively defend against continuously evolving phishing attacks to
This document discusses phishing attacks and methods to prevent them. It begins with an introduction to phishing and reasons it is successful. It then outlines various phishing methods like email spam, web-based delivery, and Trojan horses. It also describes the typical process of phishing and different attack types such as man-in-the-middle, URL obfuscation, and client-side vulnerabilities. The document concludes by discussing anti-phishing tools like PhishTank SiteChecker that block phishing pages.
EXPLORING HISTORICAL AND EMERGING PHISHING TECHNIQUES AND MITIGATING THE ASSO...IJNSA Journal
This document summarizes common and emerging phishing techniques and methods to mitigate associated security risks. It begins with a brief history of phishing, including early phishing scams targeting AOL users in the 1990s. It then describes classic phishing attack vectors such as social engineering techniques that exploit human curiosity, fear, and empathy. One such classic technique is distributing malware via email attachments or links that appear to be gifts or prizes but instead install Trojan horse programs on victims' computers. The document aims to educate about phishing risks and prevention.
Securing Internet communications end-to-end with the DANE protocolAfnic
Highlighting the fact that securing communications over the Internet is more important than ever before, Afnic launches an issue paper on the DANE protocol
TH3 Professional Developper CEH hacking email accountsth3prodevelopper
The document discusses various ways of hacking email accounts, including stealing cookies, social engineering, password phishing, and vulnerabilities in email clients. It then describes tools that can recover passwords, extract emails, and crack passwords. Finally, it covers security techniques for protecting email accounts such as using strong passwords, sign-in seals, and password managers.
A Survey Paper on Identity Theft in the Internetijtsrd
Identity of any internet user is stole in seconds and the user may not aware about it. There are various tools available in the internet which allow anyone to steal data of any particular user, if he she is connected to internet. The attacker is not required to have advanced knowledge about the internet technology or how networking works. Identity theft is a tremendous issue for most Internet clients.. This paper is an attempt to make reader aware about how their identity can be theft in the internet. This work expects to expand the mindfulness and comprehension of the Identity thefts that are and related cheats all through the world. Guruprasad Saroj | Rasika G. Patil ""A Survey Paper on Identity Theft in the Internet"" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-3 | Issue-4 , June 2019, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd23966.pdf
Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/computer-science/computer-security/23966/a-survey-paper-on-identity-theft-in-the-internet/guruprasad-saroj
Ce hv6 module 14 denial of service TH3 professional securitydefquon
The document discusses denial of service (DoS) and distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks. It begins by describing a scenario where a new security portal called "HackzXposed4u" crashes within five minutes of its official launch. It then provides objectives to familiarize the reader with different types of DoS attacks like SYN flooding, tools used to conduct such attacks, and botnets. The document also includes terminology, examples of real-world DoS attacks, and classifications of different DoS attack methods.
This document discusses several key issues relating to the investigation and regulation of cybercrimes. It covers topics such as obtaining witness cooperation, choosing the appropriate jurisdiction, logistical barriers to international investigations, identifying suspects, challenges with search and seizure of digital evidence, problems of encryption, locating and securing relevant materials, use of mutual assistance treaties, and securing extradition when suspects are located across international borders. Overall, the document outlines the complex legal and technical challenges involved in investigating cybercrimes that cross international lines.
1. Several copyright issues arise in cyberspace, including linking, framing, protection of content on websites, and international treaties. Deep linking and framing can undermine the rights of website owners if they divert traffic or create confusion between sites.
2. Software piracy, distribution of pirated software, and copying of code violate copyright. Databases containing raw data are also protected, as is the design and content of websites.
3. Determining what constitutes private versus public use of copyrighted material is challenging online. Reproduction that occurs during internet transmission may infringe on copyright depending on legal interpretation. Permission is advised when linking to or displaying copyrighted content from other sites.
Presentation made by Dr. Tabrez Ahmad, in training programme at Biju Pattanaik, state Police Academy Bhubaneswar, to train DSPs organised by Crminal Investigation department govt. of India
This document summarizes research on email security threats like phishing, spam and fraud. It discusses several studies that have proposed techniques to detect phishing emails using methods like blacklist/whitelist filtering, textual and URL analysis, machine learning algorithms and social engineering schemes. One study developed a Link-Guard algorithm that was able to detect 96% of anonymous phishing attacks. Another proposed a proactive approach called Pguard that aims to shut down phishing attacks at their source by warning web hosts. Future work discussed includes improving accuracy rates and automating detection and response mechanisms.
The document discusses how customer involvement is crucial to defending against phishing attacks. While technology plays a role, phishing relies on tricking users into taking actions. The most effective solutions are regularly educating customers on identifying phishing techniques and conducting "ethical phishing" tests to modify customer behavior over time. By maintaining awareness and vigilance through ongoing training, organizations can significantly reduce the success of phishing scams.
The International Journal of Engineering & Science is aimed at providing a platform for researchers, engineers, scientists, or educators to publish their original research results, to exchange new ideas, to disseminate information in innovative designs, engineering experiences and technological skills. It is also the Journal's objective to promote engineering and technology education. All papers submitted to the Journal will be blind peer-reviewed. Only original articles will be published.
This document discusses computer and cyber crimes. It defines computer crimes as illegal acts performed by hackers to steal private information from companies or individuals. Cyber crimes are crimes that involve computers and networks, where the computer may be used to enable criminal acts or be the target. Various types of cyber crimes are discussed such as cyber stalking, cyber pornography, intellectual property crimes, and computer vandalism. Computer forensics and tools for investigating cyber crimes are also mentioned.
1. Cyber law governs rules related to use of the internet and addresses legal issues like intellectual property, privacy, freedom of expression, and jurisdiction.
2. Cyber law encompasses laws around cyber crimes, digital signatures, intellectual property, data protection, and privacy. The Information Technology Act, 2000 was enacted in India to regulate e-commerce, cyber crimes, and other cyber activities.
3. Regulation of cyber space can occur through norms, law, architecture (technological design), or market forces. As online interactions increase, cyber law is important to balance individual privacy with organizations' interests while addressing new legal challenges of technology.
What is the meaning of mail phishing attack in simple words part 4#9 | Eyal...Eyal Doron
In the current article, we will continue our journey to the land of “mail threats and dangers,” and this time; our main focus will be on one of the most dangerous and deadly types of mail attack – the Phishing mail attack!
This document provides an overview of fast flux hosting and double flux attacks. It describes how these techniques:
1) Exploit botnets and compromised systems to rapidly change the IP addresses and domains associated with illegal websites and DNS servers, frustrating efforts to take down these systems.
2) Involve underground business relationships where malware authors, bot herders, and fast flux service operators work together to facilitate criminal activities like phishing through these techniques.
3) Recommends education and securing vulnerable systems as ways to reduce the number of compromised systems that can be used in these botnets and fast flux attacks.
A novel way of integrating voice recognition and one time passwords to preven...ijdpsjournal
Phishing is a threat to all users of the internet who intend to use the web for secure transactions. In the
recent years the number of phishing attacks have increased drastically especially since the advent of ecommerce,
net banking and other services that have an emphasis on security. Phishing is characterized as
any malicious attack aided by a spoofed webpage to encourage users to input their security details.
Phishing is largely done to retrieve passwords and security details of unsuspecting users. This paper
details a new and more secure way to counteract the method of phishing
Scam and phishing messages accounted for 19% of all spam in February, down 2% from January. Spammers continued to exploit current events like earthquakes in Haiti and Chile in their messages. Phishing attacks increased 16% from the previous month due to more unique URL and IP attacks. There was a rise in non-English and Italian/French phishing sites attributed to attacks on banks in those countries.
1, prevalent network threats and telecommunication security challenges and co...Alexander Decker
1) The document discusses security challenges and threats in VoIP networks, including eavesdropping, toll fraud, denial of service attacks, spam over internet telephony, and pharming attacks.
2) It proposes several defense measures to prevent these threats, such as intrusion detection systems, filtering techniques to resist spam, and load balancing algorithms to mitigate flash crowd attacks.
3) The vulnerabilities of VoIP networks arise because they use the open Internet for transmission, leaving them exposed to the security issues that exist on IP-based networks.
What are the possible damages of phishing and spoofing mail attacks part 2#...Eyal Doron
We are living in a dangerous world that produces many types of threats and risks to our organizational mail infrastructure, to our users and to us.
In the current article, I would like to review some of the possible damages that we can experience in a scenario, in which Spoof or Phishing mail attacks are realized.
http://o365info.com/what-is-the-possible-damages-of-phishing-spoofing-mail-attacks-part-2-of-9/
Study on Phishing Attacks and Antiphishing ToolsIRJET Journal
This document discusses phishing attacks and anti-phishing tools. It begins by defining phishing as fraudulent attempts to steal users' sensitive information by impersonating trustworthy entities. The document then outlines the common steps in phishing attacks, including planning, setup, attack, collection, fraud, and post-attack actions. It describes different types of phishing attacks and analyzes security issues. The document concludes by describing some popular anti-phishing tools, including Mail-Secure and the Netcraft security toolbar.
The document discusses how cloud solutions can help protect email and web usage from evolving cyber threats. It summarizes the benefits of cloud computing but also the risks to email confidentiality and sensitive information from phishing attacks. Symantec.cloud is presented as a leader in security protections for email and web with a global intelligence network, service level agreements, and integration of email and web protection solutions. The document promotes upcoming webinars on Symantec endpoint protection and integrating data loss prevention with encryption.
The document discusses security issues in e-commerce and m-commerce. It outlines four important aspects of security: confidentiality, integrity, authorization, and non-repudiation. It then discusses threats such as malicious code, sniffing, cyber vandalism, denial of service attacks, and spoofing. The document also outlines security measures like antivirus software, firewalls, digital certificates, cryptography, SSL, and protecting intellectual property through copyright, trademarks, digital watermarking, and steganography.
This document provides an in-depth breakdown and analysis of a phishing email scheme. It examines various technical aspects of the fraudulent email such as header information, links, and payload in order to understand how the scheme attempted to steal users' personal information. Statistics are also presented on common phishing techniques and the countries most associated with hosting phishing sites. Resources for further information on phishing prevention and response are listed at the end.
The document discusses phishing, which refers to attempts by criminals to acquire sensitive information such as usernames, passwords, and credit card details by disguising themselves as a trustworthy entity through fraudulent emails or websites. It provides details on how phishing works, what information phishers typically ask for, signs of phishing messages to watch out for, and steps individuals can take to protect themselves, including using antivirus software, firewalls, and caution when receiving suspicious emails or entering information on websites.
This document discusses several key issues relating to the investigation and regulation of cybercrimes. It covers topics such as obtaining witness cooperation, choosing the appropriate jurisdiction, logistical barriers to international investigations, identifying suspects, challenges with search and seizure of digital evidence, problems of encryption, locating and securing relevant materials, use of mutual assistance treaties, and securing extradition when suspects are located across international borders. Overall, the document outlines the complex legal and technical challenges involved in investigating cybercrimes that cross international lines.
1. Several copyright issues arise in cyberspace, including linking, framing, protection of content on websites, and international treaties. Deep linking and framing can undermine the rights of website owners if they divert traffic or create confusion between sites.
2. Software piracy, distribution of pirated software, and copying of code violate copyright. Databases containing raw data are also protected, as is the design and content of websites.
3. Determining what constitutes private versus public use of copyrighted material is challenging online. Reproduction that occurs during internet transmission may infringe on copyright depending on legal interpretation. Permission is advised when linking to or displaying copyrighted content from other sites.
Presentation made by Dr. Tabrez Ahmad, in training programme at Biju Pattanaik, state Police Academy Bhubaneswar, to train DSPs organised by Crminal Investigation department govt. of India
This document summarizes research on email security threats like phishing, spam and fraud. It discusses several studies that have proposed techniques to detect phishing emails using methods like blacklist/whitelist filtering, textual and URL analysis, machine learning algorithms and social engineering schemes. One study developed a Link-Guard algorithm that was able to detect 96% of anonymous phishing attacks. Another proposed a proactive approach called Pguard that aims to shut down phishing attacks at their source by warning web hosts. Future work discussed includes improving accuracy rates and automating detection and response mechanisms.
The document discusses how customer involvement is crucial to defending against phishing attacks. While technology plays a role, phishing relies on tricking users into taking actions. The most effective solutions are regularly educating customers on identifying phishing techniques and conducting "ethical phishing" tests to modify customer behavior over time. By maintaining awareness and vigilance through ongoing training, organizations can significantly reduce the success of phishing scams.
The International Journal of Engineering & Science is aimed at providing a platform for researchers, engineers, scientists, or educators to publish their original research results, to exchange new ideas, to disseminate information in innovative designs, engineering experiences and technological skills. It is also the Journal's objective to promote engineering and technology education. All papers submitted to the Journal will be blind peer-reviewed. Only original articles will be published.
This document discusses computer and cyber crimes. It defines computer crimes as illegal acts performed by hackers to steal private information from companies or individuals. Cyber crimes are crimes that involve computers and networks, where the computer may be used to enable criminal acts or be the target. Various types of cyber crimes are discussed such as cyber stalking, cyber pornography, intellectual property crimes, and computer vandalism. Computer forensics and tools for investigating cyber crimes are also mentioned.
1. Cyber law governs rules related to use of the internet and addresses legal issues like intellectual property, privacy, freedom of expression, and jurisdiction.
2. Cyber law encompasses laws around cyber crimes, digital signatures, intellectual property, data protection, and privacy. The Information Technology Act, 2000 was enacted in India to regulate e-commerce, cyber crimes, and other cyber activities.
3. Regulation of cyber space can occur through norms, law, architecture (technological design), or market forces. As online interactions increase, cyber law is important to balance individual privacy with organizations' interests while addressing new legal challenges of technology.
What is the meaning of mail phishing attack in simple words part 4#9 | Eyal...Eyal Doron
In the current article, we will continue our journey to the land of “mail threats and dangers,” and this time; our main focus will be on one of the most dangerous and deadly types of mail attack – the Phishing mail attack!
This document provides an overview of fast flux hosting and double flux attacks. It describes how these techniques:
1) Exploit botnets and compromised systems to rapidly change the IP addresses and domains associated with illegal websites and DNS servers, frustrating efforts to take down these systems.
2) Involve underground business relationships where malware authors, bot herders, and fast flux service operators work together to facilitate criminal activities like phishing through these techniques.
3) Recommends education and securing vulnerable systems as ways to reduce the number of compromised systems that can be used in these botnets and fast flux attacks.
A novel way of integrating voice recognition and one time passwords to preven...ijdpsjournal
Phishing is a threat to all users of the internet who intend to use the web for secure transactions. In the
recent years the number of phishing attacks have increased drastically especially since the advent of ecommerce,
net banking and other services that have an emphasis on security. Phishing is characterized as
any malicious attack aided by a spoofed webpage to encourage users to input their security details.
Phishing is largely done to retrieve passwords and security details of unsuspecting users. This paper
details a new and more secure way to counteract the method of phishing
Scam and phishing messages accounted for 19% of all spam in February, down 2% from January. Spammers continued to exploit current events like earthquakes in Haiti and Chile in their messages. Phishing attacks increased 16% from the previous month due to more unique URL and IP attacks. There was a rise in non-English and Italian/French phishing sites attributed to attacks on banks in those countries.
1, prevalent network threats and telecommunication security challenges and co...Alexander Decker
1) The document discusses security challenges and threats in VoIP networks, including eavesdropping, toll fraud, denial of service attacks, spam over internet telephony, and pharming attacks.
2) It proposes several defense measures to prevent these threats, such as intrusion detection systems, filtering techniques to resist spam, and load balancing algorithms to mitigate flash crowd attacks.
3) The vulnerabilities of VoIP networks arise because they use the open Internet for transmission, leaving them exposed to the security issues that exist on IP-based networks.
What are the possible damages of phishing and spoofing mail attacks part 2#...Eyal Doron
We are living in a dangerous world that produces many types of threats and risks to our organizational mail infrastructure, to our users and to us.
In the current article, I would like to review some of the possible damages that we can experience in a scenario, in which Spoof or Phishing mail attacks are realized.
http://o365info.com/what-is-the-possible-damages-of-phishing-spoofing-mail-attacks-part-2-of-9/
Study on Phishing Attacks and Antiphishing ToolsIRJET Journal
This document discusses phishing attacks and anti-phishing tools. It begins by defining phishing as fraudulent attempts to steal users' sensitive information by impersonating trustworthy entities. The document then outlines the common steps in phishing attacks, including planning, setup, attack, collection, fraud, and post-attack actions. It describes different types of phishing attacks and analyzes security issues. The document concludes by describing some popular anti-phishing tools, including Mail-Secure and the Netcraft security toolbar.
The document discusses how cloud solutions can help protect email and web usage from evolving cyber threats. It summarizes the benefits of cloud computing but also the risks to email confidentiality and sensitive information from phishing attacks. Symantec.cloud is presented as a leader in security protections for email and web with a global intelligence network, service level agreements, and integration of email and web protection solutions. The document promotes upcoming webinars on Symantec endpoint protection and integrating data loss prevention with encryption.
The document discusses security issues in e-commerce and m-commerce. It outlines four important aspects of security: confidentiality, integrity, authorization, and non-repudiation. It then discusses threats such as malicious code, sniffing, cyber vandalism, denial of service attacks, and spoofing. The document also outlines security measures like antivirus software, firewalls, digital certificates, cryptography, SSL, and protecting intellectual property through copyright, trademarks, digital watermarking, and steganography.
This document provides an in-depth breakdown and analysis of a phishing email scheme. It examines various technical aspects of the fraudulent email such as header information, links, and payload in order to understand how the scheme attempted to steal users' personal information. Statistics are also presented on common phishing techniques and the countries most associated with hosting phishing sites. Resources for further information on phishing prevention and response are listed at the end.
The document discusses phishing, which refers to attempts by criminals to acquire sensitive information such as usernames, passwords, and credit card details by disguising themselves as a trustworthy entity through fraudulent emails or websites. It provides details on how phishing works, what information phishers typically ask for, signs of phishing messages to watch out for, and steps individuals can take to protect themselves, including using antivirus software, firewalls, and caution when receiving suspicious emails or entering information on websites.
This document summarizes cyber security threats in 2014, including cyber crime attacks against retailers and banks that stole over 78 million records. Nation-state cyber attacks also increased, with North Korea attacking Sony for political reasons. The document argues that cyber warfare poses challenges because there are no international rules and attacks can be anonymous. It claims that governments can provide threat intelligence but cannot defend companies or stop advanced persistent threats. Overall, the document outlines growing cyber threats in 2014 from crime and nation-states and argues that more must be done to address these challenges.
Cyber extortion involves attacking or threatening to attack a target and demanding money to stop the attack. Originally, denial of service attacks against websites were common, but now ransomware that encrypts victims' data and demands payment in bitcoin in exchange for the decryption key is prevalent. Cyber extortion can earn attackers millions annually. Most efforts start through malware in emails or websites, so users should be educated on phishing and back up devices regularly to mitigate risks.
This presentation discusses cybercrime and provides recommendations for protecting a law firm from cyber threats. It defines cybercrime, outlines recent high-profile data breaches, and examines trends like spear phishing attacks and ransomware. Specific risks to law firms are their large volumes of sensitive data and insufficient security. The impacts of a breach could include lost productivity, compromised client data, damaged reputation, and lawsuits. To safeguard the business, the presentation recommends strong passwords, software updates, security policies, penetration testing, and managed security services for around-the-clock monitoring and protection. Upcoming mandatory breach reporting laws are also outlined.
Spear phishing attacks are personalized cyberattacks designed to steal personal information from journalists. To prevent these attacks, journalists should keep devices updated with antivirus software, use caution when clicking links or opening files, and avoid using untrusted WiFi networks or charging devices in unreliable offices. If a device becomes infected, journalists should back up information, run antivirus scans, and potentially reformat their computer to remove malware traces.
Spear phishing is a targeted form of phishing that aims to steal information from specific individuals or organizations. Unlike regular phishing, which casts a wide net, spear phishing targets key people who would have access to sensitive data. The attacker performs reconnaissance to gather personal details about the target from social media and other sources. Then they craft a personalized email that appears to come from a trusted source, tempting the target to click a link or attachment and reveal credentials or sensitive information. Spear phishing is a significant security risk as it bypasses traditional defenses and directly targets valuable insider information.
Rafeeq Rehman - Breaking the Phishing Attack Chaincentralohioissa
Many security research reports show that phishing is significant contributing factor to data breaches. Verizon data breach investigations report (DBIR) shows that attackers used phishing as their entry point in two third of the security incidents, especially in cyber espionage category. Although the phenomenon of phishing is nothing new, the attackers are enhancing their techniques and using phishing more effectively.
The good news is that understanding the phishing attack chain helps in stopping these attacks, break the phishing chain, and avert a data breach. This session is to understand different phases of phishing attacks and developing a comprehensive strategy to manage risk associated with these attacks.
This document discusses the topic of phishing, including its history and techniques. It outlines how phishing is commonly used to steal identities and spread viruses online through email spoofing and social media websites. It also describes the damage caused by phishing, such as financial losses, and methods to prevent phishing through social, legal and technical responses. Examples are provided of phishing attacks targeting banks, online payment services, and social media sites.
The document discusses different types of Constant False Alarm Rate (CFAR) detection techniques used in radar systems. It describes CAGO-CFAR, OS-CFAR, CASH-CFAR, and MAMIS-CFAR. CFAR aims to maintain a constant false alarm rate despite changing noise, clutter, and interference levels. It does this by setting a threshold based on surrounding clutter levels to detect targets above the threshold. The different CFAR techniques vary in how they calculate the threshold from surrounding clutter.
Phishing is a hacking technique where criminals create fake websites designed to steal users' personal information, like passwords and financial details. They do this by tricking users into entering information on a fake login page that looks like a real site like Facebook or a bank. To protect against phishing, users should be careful about entering information on unfamiliar sites, check URLs are correct, avoid clicking links in emails, and use antivirus software.
Phishing attacks, Types Of Phishing Attacks, How To Avoid Phishing Attacks Er. Rahul Jain
This document discusses phishing attacks and methods to avoid them. It describes phishing as tricking victims into entering personal information on fake websites. It provides examples of phishing links and outlines various methods used, including impersonation, forwarding links to hostile servers, and using popups. It also details different types of URL obfuscation attacks, such as encoding characters and hiding frames. Finally, it recommends being wary of unsolicited requests for sensitive data and using browsers with phishing filters to help avoid falling victim to a phishing scam.
Jon Stone, CTO and COO at Kelser Corporation spoke to the CT chapter of the CFMA about cyber crime. He shared that cyber crime is big business, the threat is real and you can take action.
How to Spot and Combat a Phishing Attack - Cyber Security Webinar | ControlScanControlScan, Inc.
Phishing is a top organizational security vulnerability because it involves the exploitation of human weakness. This ControlScan National Cyber Security Awareness Month presentation teaches employees how to spot and combat a phishing attack.
Cyber crime in a Smart Phone & Social Media Obsessed WorldJohn Palfreyman
This document discusses cyber crime in the context of new technologies like mobile devices and social media. It begins with an overview of common cyber attack methods and definitions of cyber security and cyber crime. It then examines how new technologies like cloud, mobile, big data/analytics and social media create new opportunities for cyber criminals while also making systems harder to defend. Specific challenges of mobile devices, bring your own devices, and social media are outlined. The document advocates a risk management approach to counter cyber crime that balances technical and people mitigations and calls for building security into new technologies from the start. It concludes by assessing preparedness and calling for a risk-aware culture to ensure fitness for purpose with emerging threats.
Phishing basics: include its history
Introduction: phishing in detail
Techniques: Techniques used like link manipulation,web forgery
New phish: spear phishing
reason behind phishing
latest case study
survey: on top hosting and victim countries
Examples: popular website and email examples
This document provides an overview of several cybersecurity topics:
- Botnets, which are networks of compromised computers controlled remotely. They are used to launch DDoS attacks, send spam, and other malicious activities.
- Watering hole attacks target specific groups by infecting websites they commonly visit.
- Spear phishing attacks use targeted emails to steal sensitive information.
- DDoS attacks overwhelm servers with traffic from multiple compromised systems. Detection and prevention methods are discussed for each topic.
This document discusses various types of phishing attacks, including spear phishing, whaling, clone phishing, and others. It provides examples of successful historical phishing attacks that stole millions, such as Operation Phish Phry in 2009. The document also describes tools that can be used to conduct phishing experiments, such as harvesting emails, creating fake login pages, and sending phishing emails.
This document discusses cyberthreats and attacks. It begins with an overview of cyberthreats and examples like malware, social engineering, and denial of service attacks. It then covers the history of cyberthreats originating in the 2000s with the rise of social media and details common device and mobile phone attacks. The document outlines various types of cyberthreats organizations should be aware of such as malware, ransomware, phishing, and others. It concludes with the importance of cyber security prevention methods and educating others.
This document discusses phishing attacks and ways to counter them. It begins with an abstract that introduces the topic of email phishing and its growing security problems. The main body is divided into sections that: 1) explain how phishing attacks work and their typical stages, from creating spoofed websites to tricking victims into providing sensitive information; 2) describe different types of phishing scams like spear phishing, whaling, and pharming; 3) outline warning signs that an email may be a phishing attempt, such as coming from an unknown sender or having odd writing; and 4) suggest awareness and technical solutions to help prevent falling victim to phishing.
Author: Dr Sandeep Sood
Password-based authentication is used in online web applications due to its simplicity and convenience. Efficient password-based authentication schemes are required to authenticate the legitimacy of remote users, or data origin over an insecure communication channel. Password-based authentication schemes are highly susceptible to phishing attacks.
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companies and financial institutions. Including in your paper a discussion of some of the current
techniques being deployed to reduce pharming and phishing, including how effective they are\".
Solution
Pharming:
Pharming (pronounced ‘farming’) is a form of online fraud which is similar to phishing as these
guyz rely upon the same bogus websites and theft of confidential information. However, where
phishing will forward the user to the website through ‘bait’ in the form of a phony email or link,
pharming re-directs victims to the bogus site even if the victim has typed the correct web
address. This is often applied to the websites of well known banks or e-commerce sites, which
considerably dreadful.
Phissing:
Phishing is a form of fraud in which the criminals will try to learn information such as login
credentials or account information by masquerading as a reputable entity or person in email, IM
or other communication channels.Phishing email messages, websites, and phone calls are
designed to steal money. Online frauds can do this by installing malicious software on your
computer. It is a type of an email that falsely claims to be a legitimate enterprise in an attempt to
scam the user into surrendering private information.
Difference between Phissing and Pharming:
Both Phissing and Pharming are entirely two different concepts that are applied to steal the
customer information online.
While pharming is still considered a subset of phishing, it refers to a specific type of phishing
using DNS hijacking or poisoning to forward the user\'s browser to fraudulent sites or servers.
Pharming was keep on increasing from 2005 but has decreased slightly this year due to increased
diligence of domain controls, and is therefore employed less than the phishing exploits
mentioned above.
Special Notes:
From February 2005 to August 2005, worldwide there was a large number of pharming attacks,
due to common misconfigurations of DNS servers that made them accept the poison. While we
still see a trickle of pharming attacks today, most DNS servers have improved their poisoning
defenses, thereby lowering the incident of attacks. Don\'tget fooled, though, they are still out
there and we have to be diligent. If you run a Windows-based DNS server, make sure you have
enabled the \"Secure Cache Against Pollution\" option in the configuration GUI (the default for
recent versions of Windows DNS server). Also, never use Windows DNS servers configured to
forward requests through BIND 4 or 8. Windows DNS servers acting as forwarders should
always go through BIND 9, which can cleanse potentially poisoned records.
Risk of Phissing:
We can come to some general conclusions on the business risks of phishing attacks based on this
year\'s rash of privacy breaches. Phishing attacks ended in per.
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2 phishing
1. “PHISHING”
-A THREAT TO NETWORK SECURITY
ABSTRACT brand spoofing or carding and is a variation
on"fishing," the idea being that bait is
“Give a man a fish," goes an old adage," thrown out with the hopes that while most
and you feed him for a day. Teach a man will ignorethe bait, some will be empted into
tofish, and you feed him for life." In Internet biting. It is a type of fraud unique to the
parlance, “Teach a man to phish, and he Internet.Hackers challenge networksecurity
canfeast on caviar for the rest of his life."It through ‗phishing‘. Phishers use both
is becoming increasingly common to tune in linguistic andtechnical ploys to steal
to the news or load your favorite newsWeb sensitive data. The term ―phishing" was
site and read about yet another Internet e- coined in 1996 and refersto email that
mail scam. An e-mail scam is a fraudulent directs users to counterfeit websites. The
emailthat appears to be from a legitimate goal is to collect personal and
Internet address with a justifiable request — finalinformation, which can then be used to
usually to verify your personal information make unauthorized purchases, steal
or account details. One example would be identities, orsell sensitive information to
ifyou received ane-mail that appears tobe identify theft things. In a typical phishing e-
fromyour bankrequesting you click a mail, the usersare directed to a proxy site
hyperlinkintheE-mail and verify your online that looks just like the original one but
banking information. Usually there will be however the proxy sitemight ask for
arepercussion stated in the e-mail for not additional detailed data ( like bank account
following the link, such as "your account numbers, social securitynumber, mother's
will beclosed or suspended". The goal of the maiden name, credit/debit card numbers, or
sender is for you to disclose personal and the highly confidentialCVV2 in the case of a
accountrelated information. proxy bank email). It is not unusual,
This paper presents one of the 21st century‘s however, for the link to bedead, as phishing
identity theft web crimes known requires a very tight timeline due to more
asphishing‘. Phishing is also referred to as effective detection tools.
2. Phishing is an example of social engineering value all in itself to thecriminals. Hidden
techniques used to fool users. Attempts away amongst the mounds of electronic junk
todeal with the growing number of reported mail, and bypassing manyof todays best
phishing incidents include legislation, anti-Spam filters, a new attack vector lies in
usertraining, public awareness, and technical wait to steal confidentialpersonal
measures. Information. Such mails lure victims into
Our paper briefly gives the history of traps specifically designed to steal
phishing and explains the various methods theirelectronic identity.
of message delivery which includes delivery 1.2 HISTORY OF PHISHING:
The word ―phishing‖ originally comes from
with email, instant message delivery,
the analogy that early Internet criminals
andweb based delivery, and trojoned host. In
usedemail lures to ―phish‖ (FISH) for
addition to these, it describes the
passwords and financial data from sea of
variousphishing attack vectors. Phishing
Internet users.The term Phishing covers not
attacks include man in middle attacks,
only obtaining user account details, but now
confusing URLattacks, hidden attacks, and
includes accessto allpersonal and financial
confusing host names. Our paper also gives
data.
informationabout various defence
mechanisms. Defence mechanisms is 2. PHISHING MESSAGE
DELIVERY:
deployed in three layersclient, server,
Phishing attacks rely upon a mix of
enterprise which help to implemented to
technical deceit and social engineering
guard oneself from the cripplingeffects of
practices.In the majority of cases the Phisher
phishing.
must persuade the victim to intentionally
1. INTRODUCTION: perform aSeries of confidential information.
Communication channels such as email,
1.1 WHAT IS PHISHING?
web-pages, IRCand instant messaging
The process of tricking or socially services are popular.
engineering organizations customers into
2.1 E MAIL:
impartingtheir confidential information is Phishing attacks initiated by email are the
called ‗phishing‘. Organizational size most common. As almost all the net users
doesn‘t matter; theequality of the personal useEmails Phisher find it easy to do identity
information reaped from the attack has a
3. theft. Techniques used within Phishing 2.3 IRC AND INSTANT MESSAGING:
emails: IRC and Instant Messaging (IM) forums are
• Official looking and sounding emails likely to become a popular phishingground.
• Copies of legitimate corporate emails with As these communication channels become
Minor URL changes. more popular with home users,
• HTML based email used to obfuscate andmorefunctionality is included within the
target URL information• Standard software, specialist phishing attacks will
virus/worm attachments to email increase.As many IRC and IM clients allow
for embedded dynamic content (e.g.
2.2 WEB BASD DELIVERY: graphics, URL‘s,multimedia includes, etc.)
to be sent by channel participants, it is a
An increasingly popular method of
trivial task to employmany of the phishing
conducting phishing attacks is through
techniques used in standard web-based
maliciousweb-site content. This content may
attacks. The common usage ofBots
be included within a web-site operated by
(automated programs that listen and
the Phisher,or a third-party site hosting some
participate in group discussions) in many of
embedded content.
thepopular channels, means that it is very
Web-based delivery techniques include:
easy for a Phisher to anonymously send
• The inclusion of HTML disguised links
semi relevantlinks and fake information to
(such as the one presented in the above
the victims.
emailExample). Within popular web-sites,
2.4 TROJONED HOSTS:
message boards.
While the delivery medium for the phishing
• The use of third-party supplied, or fake,
attack may be varied, the deliverysource is
banner advertising graphics to lure
increasingly becoming home PC‘s that have
customers to the Phisher‘s web-site.
been previously compromised. Aspart of this
• The use of web-bugs (hidden items within
compromise, a Trojan horse program has
the page – such as a zero-sized graphic)
been installed which allowsPhisher‘s to use
totrack a potential customer in preparation
the PC as a message propagator. In fact, to
for a phishing attack.
harvest the confidentialinformation of
• The use of pop-up or frameless windows to
several thousand customers simultaneously,
disguise the true source of the Phisher‘s
Phisher‘s use informationspecific Trojans.
message.
4. 3. PHISHING ATTACK • Friendly login URL‘s-Many common web
VECTORS:For a Phishing attack to be browser implementations allow for complex
URL‘s that can include Authentication
successful, it must use a number of methods
information such as a Login name
to trick theCustomer into doing something
andpassword which trick many customers
with their server and/or supplied page
into thinking that they are actually visiting
content .The most common methods are:
thetarget organization.
3.1 MAN IN MIDDLE ATTACKS:
3.3 CONFUSING HOST NAMES:
In this class of attacks, the attackers situate
Most Internet users are familiar with
themselves between the customer andthe
navigating to sites and services using afully
real web-based application, and proxies all
qualified domain name, such as
communications between the systems.
www.site.com. For a web browser to
communicateover the Internet, this address
must to be resolved to an IP address, such as
209.134.161.35for www.site.com. This
resolution of IP address to host name is
achieved through domainname servers.
3.4 HIDDEN ATTACKS:
An attacker may make use of HTML,
3.2 CONFUSING URL ATTACKS: DHTML and other scriptable codethat can
be interpreted by the customer‘s web
The secret for many phishing attacks is to
browser and used to manipulate the
get the message recipient to followa
displayof the rendered information. In many
hyperlink (URL) to the attacker‘s server,
instances the attacker will use these
without them realizing that they have
techniques todisguise fake content as
beenduped. The most common methods of
coming from the real site – whether this is a
URL obfuscation include:
man-in-the-middleattack, or a fake copy of
• Bad domain names-which look similar to
the site hosted on the attackers own systems.
original domain names but actually linkto
The most common vectors include:
phisher’s server.
• Hidden Frames • Overriding Page Content•
Graphical Substitution
5. 4. DEFENCE MECHANISM:The Many of the attacks are successful due to
Phisher has a large number of methods at HTML-based email Functionality as
their disposal consequently there is no Explained above.
singlesolution capable of combating all · HTML functionality must be disabled in all
these different attack vectors. However, it is email client applications capable
possible toprevent current and future ofaccepting or sending Internet emails.
Phishing attacks by utilizing a mix of Instead plain-text email representation
information securitytechnologies and should beused, and ideally the chosen
techniques.For best protection, these font should be fixed-with such as Courier.
security technologies and techniques must · Email applications capable of blocking
be deployed at three Logical layers: ―dangerous‖ attachments and preventing
The Client-side – this includes the user‘s users from quickly executing or viewing
PC.The Server-side – this includes the attached content should be used
businesses, Internet visible systems and wheneverpossible.
customapplications.Enterprise Level – 4.1.3 Browser Capabilities:
distributed technologies and third-party The common web browser may be used as a
management services defense against phishing attacks – if it
4.1 CLIENT SIDE: isconfigured securely. Customers and
Client side is a representation of forefront of businesses must make a move to use a web
anti-phishing security. At this side browserthat is appropriate for the task at
protection against phishing can be done by: hand. Tohelp prevent many Phishing attack
· Desktop protection technologies vectors, web browser users should:
· Email sophistication • Disable all window pop-up functionality.
· Browser capabilities • Disable Java runtime support.
· Customer vigilance • Disable ActiveX support.
4.1.1 Desktop protection technologies: • Disable all multimedia and auto-play/auto-
By using anti-viruses, anti-spy wares, execute extensions.
personal firewall etc, which have the • Prevent the storage of non-secure cookies.
abilityto detect and block the installation of •Ensure that any downloads cannot be
malicious software like Trojans, spy wares. automatically run from the browser, and
4.1.2 Email Sophistication:
6. mustInstead be downloaded into a directory arereceived to determine whether there are
for anti- Virus inspection. any unauthorized charges. If the statement
4.1.4 Customer Vigilance: islate by more than a couple of days, a call
Customers may take a number of steps to to Credit Card Company or bank must
avoid becoming a victim of a phishingattack bemade to confirm billing address and
that involve inspecting content that is account balances.
presented to them carefully. 4.2 SERVER SIDE:
Some measures that should be taken by the By implementing intelligent anti-phishing
customer are: techniques into the organizations
· If a customer gets an email that warns webapplication security, developing internal
he/she, with little or no notice that processes to combat phishing vectors
theiraccount will be shut down unless they andeducating customers – it is possible to
reconfirm billing information, they should take an active role in protecting customers
notreply or click on the link in the email. fromfuture attack. At the server-side,
Instead, they should contact the company protection against Phishing can be done by:
citedin the email using a telephone number 1. Improving customer awareness
or Web site address that is known to 2. Host and Linking conventions
begenuine. 3. Enterprise Level
· Customer should never respond to HTML 5. CONCLUSION:
email with embedded submission forms.Any Phishing, which started off being part of
information submitted via the email (even if popular hacking culture, has now
it is legitimate) will be sent in cleartext that increasednumerously with the growth of use
could be observed. of Internet.The points raised within this
· Users should avoid emailing personal and paper, and the solutions proposed, represent
financial information. Before key steps insecuring online services from
submittingfinancial information through a fraudulent phishing attacks – and also go a
Web site, the "lock" icon on the browser's long way inprotecting against many other
status barshould be observed .It signals that popular hacking or criminal attack vectors.
information is secure during transmission.
6. REFERENCES:
· Credit card and bank account statements
are to be reviewed as soon as they
7. · ―Proposed Solutions to Address the Threat
of Email Spoofing Scams‖, the Anti-
Phishing Working Group
· ―Anti-Phishing: Best Practices
forInstitutions and Consumers‖, McAfee.
―Phishing Victims Likely WillSuffer
Identity Theft Fraud‖, GartnerResearch
Note, A. Litan.