Phishing attacks are a type of social engineering attack that leverages psychological manipulation to exploit human vulnerabilities. In a phishing attack, malicious attackers pose as reputable entities or businesses to trick people into sharing sensitive information. Attackers may be seeking credit card details, usernames, and passwords. Most phishing attacks utilize email messages to convince users to access fraudulent websites. Phishing emails typically request the user to reset their password or to confirm their personal credit card information, taking the user to a fake website that looks very similar to a legitimate one.
