The “Phishing Attack” kit covers several axes related to the threats and risks that students may be exposed to while dealing with the Internet.
Phishing is one of the most common types of cybercrimes, in this type the Internet is exploited to deceive targeted victims to steal their personal data such as passwords and credit card numbers through several methods and tools including creating a fake website to lure the victim; the link is sent via email or messenger messages to be clicked on that allows to hackers without the user’s knowledge to illegally enter the victims’ accounts and devices also install malicious softwares that help them steal data.
Attackers usually use phishing emails to distribute malicious links or attachments through which the attacker obtains sensitive data of the victim such as login credentials, bank account numbers, personal information of family or work… and so on.
Phishing is one of the most widespread cybercrimes in the world as it is easier to trick individuals into clicking on malicious links contained in fraudulent emails to carry out a computer security attack.
The topics of the training kit include the following:
