What are some of the most common phishing emails and how do they work?

What are some of the most common phishing emails and how do they work?

Hacker X (Computer Security Expert) gives expert video advice on: What are some of the most common phishing emails and how do they work?; What do scammers do with the information they get by phishing?; Does virus protection software really work? and more...

Some of the more popular phishing expeditions these days include those from financial organizations, such as PayPal, a bank, even eBay to some extent, but also governmental organizations: FBI, IRS. Anybody that could require sensitive information that essentially links them to your money and your identification. That's what it's all about. I test these periodically to see where the information goes, obviously I put in false information, but just to see how they capture it. One of the clever things that they do is the page that you're trying to update never seems to really update. You keep hitting the button over and over again. This might prompt you to try additional information so that they might capture, actually, more than just one piece of information. Maybe it was your husband's Social Security Number that you used, you were going to try that in. It doesn't matter to them. They're just collecting data to be used for other purposes.