Cyber Security

Phishing sends fake messages that appear to come from a trusted source to trick the user into revealing personal or financial details.

The message is usually an email or text that looks like it is from a real bank, shop or service. It often contains a link to a fake website or asks the user to reply with sensitive information. Clues that a message is phishing include spelling and grammar errors, an urgent or threatening tone, a greeting that is not personalised, and a link whose real URL does not match the genuine organisation. Unlike pharming, phishing relies on the user choosing to click or reply.