Phishing Attacks Survey: Types, Vectors, and Technical Approaches

Phishing attacks, which have existed for several decades and continue to be a major problem today, constitute a severe threat in the cyber world. Attackers are adopting multiple new and creative methods through which to conduct phishing attacks, which are growing rapidly. Therefore, there is a need...

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Published in:Future internet Vol. 12; no. 10; p. 168
Main Author: Alabdan, Rana
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.10.2020
Subjects:
Analysis
Black markets
Cybercrime
Data security
Electronic mail systems
Identity theft
Informal economy
Internet
Literature reviews
Malware
Net losses
Personal information
Phishing
phishing attacks
phishing technical approaches
phishing types
phishing vectors
Power
Security management
Software services
Saudi Arabia
Ukraine
ISSN:1999-5903, 1999-5903
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Summary:Phishing attacks, which have existed for several decades and continue to be a major problem today, constitute a severe threat in the cyber world. Attackers are adopting multiple new and creative methods through which to conduct phishing attacks, which are growing rapidly. Therefore, there is a need to conduct a comprehensive review of past and current phishing approaches. In this paper, a review of the approaches used during phishing attacks is presented. This paper comprises a literature review, followed by a comprehensive examination of the characteristics of the existing classic, modern, and cutting-edge phishing attack techniques. The aims of this paper are to build awareness of phishing techniques, educate individuals about these attacks, and encourage the use of phishing prevention techniques, in addition to encouraging discourse among the professional community about this topic.
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ISSN:1999-5903
1999-5903
DOI:10.3390/fi12100168