Phishing is a type of cyber attack where criminals use email , online messages or SMS to trick people into giving up personal data , usually by clicking a malicious link . As technology has advanced , phishing is becoming increasingly convincing , so this type of cybercrime is on the rise .
TIMELINE
THE EVOLU PHISHING
Phishing is a type of cyber attack where criminals use email , online messages or SMS to trick people into giving up personal data , usually by clicking a malicious link . As technology has advanced , phishing is becoming increasingly convincing , so this type of cybercrime is on the rise .
1990s
CYBERCRIME TAKES ON THE INTERNET
It ’ s thought that phishing is as old as the internet , but the earliest recorded use of the term came in 1996 . Scammers sent an officiallooking email to unsuspecting AOL users , one of the leading internet service providers , requesting account information for a fake , but plausible reason .
2001
STEPPING INTO THE ECOMMERCE MARKET
In the early 2000s , attackers turned their attention to financial systems . The first known phishing attack on eCommerce websites started with the E-Gold website in June 2001 .
2003
ECOMMERCE BECOMES PHISHING PLAYGROUND
By 2003 , phishers had started registering domain names that were slight variations on legitimate commerce sites , such eBay and PayPal , and sending mass mailings asking customers to visit the sites , enter their passwords and update their credit card information .
16 July 2022