Today, most people are familiar with the term. Phishing – a type of social engineering where a cybercriminal sends a fraudulent message designed to trick a human victim into revealing sensitive information. Back in the ’90s the phrase “Phishing Attack” would have generated some very peculiar images in the minds of most individuals.
But the early ’90s is when phishing as an attack strategy was just getting its feet wet. The rise of the internet and email provided brand new attack vectors for cybercriminals and con men who previously relied on more personal methods of communication to perpetrate their attacks. ...read more!
