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Phishing is the act of trying to receive other people's personal info such as their social security numbers and credit cards. people use this personal info to act as you or take your money. it is also the act of sending false emails claiming you are a big enterprise and asking for personal information. It is also referred to as brand spoofing.

Phishing is an example of social engineering techniques used to fool users, and exploits the poor usability of current web security technologies. A phishing technique was described in detail in 1987, and the first recorded use of the term phishing was made in 1996. The term is a variant of fishing, and alludes to baits used to catch financial information and passwords.

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phishing is the act of trying to receive other people's personal info such as their social security numbers and credit cards. people use this personal info to act as you or take your money. it is also the act of sending false emails claming you are a big enterprise and asking for personal information. It is also reffered to as brand spoofing.