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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.
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CYBERCRIME TAKES ON THE INTERNET
STEPPING INTO THE ECOMMERCE MARKET
ECOMMERCE BECOMES PHISHING PLAYGROUND
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.
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.
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.
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