Phishing is an attempt to acquire :
Sensitive information such as username, password, etc.
Phishing is a form of online fraud in which the attacker poses as a trustworthy entity, such as a bank, payment service or popular website, through fake emails, text messages or cloned websites.
The aim is to trick the victim into revealing sensitive information such as user names, passwords, PINs, OTPs and credit card or account details, which are then used for identity theft or to steal money. The term is a play on fishing, because the fraudster throws out a bait and waits for victims to bite.
Phishing is not about obtaining loans from unauthorised firms. It also targets individual customers and their credentials rather than collecting personal information from banks themselves, so that description misses the point of the attack.
Because one of the given descriptions captures phishing correctly, None of the above cannot be right either.
Hence, Sensitive information such as username, password, etc.
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Match the items of List-I with the items of List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists.
List-I List-II (a) Rural Industries Programme (i) Meant for various target groups like Rural youth, Ex-serviceman, women and Scheduled Castes/Tribes (b) Mahila Vikas Nidhi Scheme (ii) Aim at ensuring flow of credit to the disadvantaged sections of the society. (c) Entrepreneurship Development Programme (iii) Commercial exploitation of local resources. (d) Micro Credit Scheme (iv) Provides assistance to voluntary organizations for the benefit of women. Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
‘SWIFT’ stands for :
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