Awareness Campaign - Computer Security 101
Question 3:
A “phish” is:
Answer:
| | A. | A type of spyware. |
| B. | Something to do with the jam band Phish. | |
 | C. | A fraudulent email designed to trick you into sharing personal information. |
| D. | A really cool fish. |
“Phishing” is the term for e-mails sent by spammers who are trying to trick readers into clicking on links and/or giving them personal information. These e-mails often look and sound like they are coming from official agencies. On safecomputing.umich.edu, under “Latest Alerts,” you can view the latest phishing attempts. This is an excellent tool to use to compare against fishy e-mails you receive.
