Let us learn the methods of phishing.

Methods of Phishing :

{1} Dragnet :

• This method involves sending tempting emails or other ways to a large number of people to website or pop-up windows, with falsified identification.

• In this method the phisher does not have a specific target. Fake emails are sent to random people. Attacker may send fake links like popups, SMS, etc to hack.

{2} Rod-and-Red :

• In this method, phishers target specific people to reveal their confidential information like bank account details, financial details, and other sensitive information.

{3} Lobsterpot :

• This method focuses on creating spoofed websites. The phisher creates exact duplicate of a legitimate website and sends links to the duplicate site disguised as legitimate links in an email or though other transmission methods.

• This method targets a specific individual or a group of people. Victims open the email and think that the link belongs to the legitimate website and get trapped.

{4} Gillnet :

• This method does not depends on social engineering techniques and relies on more advanced techniques

• Attackers insert malicious code directly into the email or into the pop-ups on a webpage. When the victim opens an email or clicks on a popup or visits a webpage, the malicious code will enter the victim’s system automatically.

• This code can be a keylogger, virus, or a trojan that can steal sensitive information and directly get sent to the attacker.