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Phishing Attack
A phishing attack is a form of social engineering that attempts to acquire sensitive information, such as user names, passwords, and credit card information, from a human target. During a phishing attack, a human target receives a bogus e-mail disguised as an authentic e-mail from a trusted source, like the bank. Generally, the e-mail contains a link that opens a fake web page that looks nearly identical to the official site. The style, logo, and other images may appear exactly as they are on the real website.