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TRANSCRIPT OF VIDEO
WHAT IS PHARMING AND PHISHING?
At first glance, pharming and phishing may sound like summer pastimes from a “Little House on the Prairie” novel. In reality, pharming and phishing are forms of identity theft utilized by criminals on unsuspecting victims.
Guess what?
You are a target.
Phishing usually takes place via mass email messages. For example, you receive and open an email message that appears to be from your bank. The email indicates that there is a problem with your account. You click on the link in the email (which looks legitimate), and you enter your personal information on the website.
WHAMMY!
Guess what?
Your identity was stolen.
That’s right. Criminals who utilize phishing methods of identity theft send mass emails and request urgent information. You, the unsuspecting, tax paying citizen who never drives over the speed limit, innocently open the email messages and enter passwords, social security numbers, and PINs, only to find that the website is a fraud.
Your identify, and your saving account…stolen.
Pharming is a scam in which an individual is redirected to a fake website. Pharming occurs when a hacker (aka. The bad guy.) takes control of the DNS (or domain name service) software. With control of the DNS server, the hacker is able to redirect all of the website traffic to another website that appears the same as any other. The hackers then steal personal information as it is entered on the website.
- From http://www.crime-research.org/news/09.11.2005/1614/
- From http://www.pharming-phishing.com
HISTORY OF P&P?
Unlike farming and fishing, pharming and phishing have been around for about 20 years.
When computers first became household items in the early 1990s, hackers tricked people into entering personal information into email messages.
America Online (AOL), a famous Internet service provider in the 1990s, was the target of hackers. Hackers attempted to steal AOL accounts by pretending to be AOL Staff and sending instant messages to account holders. The hackers acquired passwords, billing addresses, and other sensitive and personal information.
After the turn of the century, hackers became bolder and attacks became more frequent. As the attacks increased, hackers refined their skills in an attempt to outwit the IT personnel and SPAM software programmers.
Pharming is a more recent invention of hacker elite. The famous trading website eBay was hijacked by a teenager in 2004. A year later, the domain name Panix was stolen and redirected users to a website located in Australia.
More recently, Symantec Corporation, the creator of anti-virus software for computers, reported a pharming incident in which users to their website were redirected to a Mexican bank.
- All from http://www.pharming-phishing.com/
- From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pharming
HOW CAN YOU PREVENT IT?
Practice Safe Surfing!
You are a target. Don’t be a victim!
Follow these simple rules to protect you and your family from pharming and phishing fraud.
SEE IT! Don’t trust emails. Do not open or click links in emails that claim to be from your bank or financial institution. Open your browser and visit your bank’s website to check your account status.
REPORT IT! If you suspect suspicious activity, report it to the financial institution. Forward the email to the Federal Trade Commission at spam@uce.gov. Notify the Internet Fraud Complaint Center (IFCC) of the FBI by filing a complaint on the IFCC’s web site: www.ifccfbi.gov. The only way to stop the bad guys is by telling the authorities.
UPDATE IT! Keep your computer updated with the latest browser and anti-virus software. With updated software, your computer will notify you if your security is compromised.
GO PRIVATE! Why use public computers when you are safer in private? Avoid public computers at hotels and airports. Access personal information from your private computer to avoid the risk of losing personal information via public computers.
- From http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/security/phishing-and-pharming-101-protect-your-identity/251
- From http://www.bos.frb.org/consumer/phishpharm/index.htm
At first glance, pharming and phishing may sound like summer pastimes from a “Little House on the Prairie” novel. In reality, pharming and phishing are forms of identity theft utilized by criminals on unsuspecting victims.
Guess what?
You are a target.
Phishing usually takes place via mass email messages. For example, you receive and open an email message that appears to be from your bank. The email indicates that there is a problem with your account. You click on the link in the email (which looks legitimate), and you enter your personal information on the website.
WHAMMY!
Guess what?
Your identity was stolen.
That’s right. Criminals who utilize phishing methods of identity theft send mass emails and request urgent information. You, the unsuspecting, tax paying citizen who never drives over the speed limit, innocently open the email messages and enter passwords, social security numbers, and PINs, only to find that the website is a fraud.
Your identify, and your saving account…stolen.
Pharming is a scam in which an individual is redirected to a fake website. Pharming occurs when a hacker (aka. The bad guy.) takes control of the DNS (or domain name service) software. With control of the DNS server, the hacker is able to redirect all of the website traffic to another website that appears the same as any other. The hackers then steal personal information as it is entered on the website.
- From http://www.crime-research.org/news/09.11.2005/1614/
- From http://www.pharming-phishing.com
HISTORY OF P&P?
Unlike farming and fishing, pharming and phishing have been around for about 20 years.
When computers first became household items in the early 1990s, hackers tricked people into entering personal information into email messages.
America Online (AOL), a famous Internet service provider in the 1990s, was the target of hackers. Hackers attempted to steal AOL accounts by pretending to be AOL Staff and sending instant messages to account holders. The hackers acquired passwords, billing addresses, and other sensitive and personal information.
After the turn of the century, hackers became bolder and attacks became more frequent. As the attacks increased, hackers refined their skills in an attempt to outwit the IT personnel and SPAM software programmers.
Pharming is a more recent invention of hacker elite. The famous trading website eBay was hijacked by a teenager in 2004. A year later, the domain name Panix was stolen and redirected users to a website located in Australia.
More recently, Symantec Corporation, the creator of anti-virus software for computers, reported a pharming incident in which users to their website were redirected to a Mexican bank.
- All from http://www.pharming-phishing.com/
- From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pharming
HOW CAN YOU PREVENT IT?
Practice Safe Surfing!
You are a target. Don’t be a victim!
Follow these simple rules to protect you and your family from pharming and phishing fraud.
SEE IT! Don’t trust emails. Do not open or click links in emails that claim to be from your bank or financial institution. Open your browser and visit your bank’s website to check your account status.
REPORT IT! If you suspect suspicious activity, report it to the financial institution. Forward the email to the Federal Trade Commission at spam@uce.gov. Notify the Internet Fraud Complaint Center (IFCC) of the FBI by filing a complaint on the IFCC’s web site: www.ifccfbi.gov. The only way to stop the bad guys is by telling the authorities.
UPDATE IT! Keep your computer updated with the latest browser and anti-virus software. With updated software, your computer will notify you if your security is compromised.
GO PRIVATE! Why use public computers when you are safer in private? Avoid public computers at hotels and airports. Access personal information from your private computer to avoid the risk of losing personal information via public computers.
- From http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/security/phishing-and-pharming-101-protect-your-identity/251
- From http://www.bos.frb.org/consumer/phishpharm/index.htm
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