Basel ALOthman

Phishing

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What is Cybercrime?

“Cybercrime is a generic term that refers to all criminal activities done using the medium of computers, the internet, cyber space and the worldwide web” .

From Oxford Dictionary Cyber “cyber - /sib r/   • combining form relating to information technology, the Internet, and virtual reality: cyberspace.   — ORIGIN from CYBERNETICS.

What is Phishing ?

Phishing is “an attempt to gain personal or financial information from an individual”.

or in another words “is the act of sending an E-mail that falsely claims to be from a bank or other E-commerce enterprise”.

What is Spear Phishing?

That applies to any highly targeted phishing attack .

In another words “a spear phisher sends a message that appears to be from an employer, a colleague, or other legitimate correspondent, to a small group, or even one specific person”.

Phishing Map

Phishing used almost for financial fraud !

“The Largest International Phishing Case Ever Conducted”

The criminals used phishing to get access to hundreds of bank accounts, stealing $1.5 million.

US and Egyptian authorities have charged 100 people ( 53 defendants from California, Nevada and North Carolina – 47 Authorities in Egypt charged.

8th October 2009

044029 : Basil Y. Alothman083153 : Sudad Muamar muammar071190 : Mohammed Siddiq AlRais061028 : Khalid Abdulla alqaraiban almuhairi071002 : Akram M. Eleyan Akram071337 : Fatma Mohamed Bin Ghubash Al ma061393 : Fatma Jassim Albastaki044011 : Mohammed I. Farhood Alboreesha041036 : Ziad Adnan Abdo

Dr. Mathew Nicho Information SecurityITGN345 Sec.01

Facebook PhishingITGN345 Sec.01

Dear Info. Sec. Students,

There are 4 students got zero (0/10) in the assignment mark because of plagiarism. Some students copied and pasted from each other. Others copied from the internet. For this reason some of you will find his/her mark is low. 10 marks were lost which affects your final grade. However, all of you passed except those students because they didn’t fill up this form . Please add me on my facebook and send me your details with full name and ID number mobiles phones that I can contact you Full name Date of Birth Drivers License Number Current and previous addresses & Employers Mothers Maiden Name.

Good Luck & Regards, Dr. Mathew Nicho 

How people get protected ?

Don’t put your Sensitive DATA into your E-mail

Your Organization / Bank / University WILL NEVER ASK YOU FOR YOUR PASSWORDS !!

Never Trust TinyURL.com links !!

Only shop with vendors you trust to avoid to be an victim .

Never Enter your CREDIT CARD if the website doesn’t start with https:// or doesn’t have the security locker SSL

Use Internet VISA CARD.

References• http://www.issa.org• http://www.AoIR.org• http://www.UD.ac.ae• http://www.FaceBook.com• http://www.youtube.com• http://www.TinyURL.com• http://www.nytimes.com• http://www.washingtonpost.com• http://www.antiphishing.org/crimeware.html• http://www.phishtank.com• CYBERCRIME by DAVID S. WALL

• Hack In The Box Conference 2010• Oxford Dictionary• Principles of Information Security Book Third

Edition by Dr.Michael E. Whitman

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