A cyber crime known as 'phishing' involves using a?

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A cyber crime known as 'phishing' involves using a?

Phishing relies on tricking people into entering sensitive information on a site that imitates a legitimate service. The key element is a counterfeit web site designed to look real so that victims submit usernames, passwords, or financial data. A deceptive email or message is often used to drive you to that fake site, but the credential theft occurs when you interact with the counterfeit site itself. The other options don’t fit the mechanism: a legitimate email can be part of the lure, but phishing isn’t about a secure password, and spyware is a different type of threat that collects data covertly rather than through a fake login page. To protect yourself, verify URLs carefully, use bookmarks for login pages, look for HTTPS and correct domain names, and enable multi-factor authentication when possible.

Phishing relies on tricking people into entering sensitive information on a site that imitates a legitimate service. The key element is a counterfeit web site designed to look real so that victims submit usernames, passwords, or financial data. A deceptive email or message is often used to drive you to that fake site, but the credential theft occurs when you interact with the counterfeit site itself. The other options don’t fit the mechanism: a legitimate email can be part of the lure, but phishing isn’t about a secure password, and spyware is a different type of threat that collects data covertly rather than through a fake login page. To protect yourself, verify URLs carefully, use bookmarks for login pages, look for HTTPS and correct domain names, and enable multi-factor authentication when possible.

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