A "phishing scheme" refers to a dishonest attempt by scammers to trick people into giving away their personal information, such as passwords or credit card details, by pretending to be a trustworthy entity like a bank or a well-known organization.
Sentences with «phishing scheme»
Eager would - be investors in the Bee Token Initial Coin Offering (ICO) have fallen prey to a simple phishing scheme in which scam artists managed to steal roughly $ 1 million in... (iconow.net)
Eager would - be investors in the Bee Token Initial Coin Offering (ICO) have fallen prey to a simple phishing scheme in which scam artists... (secnews24.com)
The rollout of a suite of new email security services by Google follows a 2016 US presidential election that was shaped in part by the disclosure of emails of Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton that were obtained through phishing schemes. (nigeriapoliticsonline.com)