期刊名称：International Journal of Research in Computer Engineering & Electronics
印刷版ISSN：2319-376x
出版年度：2013
卷号：2
期号：2
语种：English
出版社：BHOPAL INSTITUTE OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIES
摘要：The increase in online transactions has been accompanied by an increase in online identity theft. Fraudulent access to personal information over the Internet is increasingly prevalent and sophisticated. Identity theft is a federal crime. It occurs when one person’s identification (which can include name, social security number, bank account number, or any other account number) is used or transferred by another person for unlawful activities. Identity theft that lures consumers into divulging their personal financial information to fraudulent web sites, also known as spoofed web sites. Unbeknownst to the consumer, the web site is a convincing fake or copy of the authentic web site. The unsuspecting customer takes the bait and provides the information, thereby enabling the phisher to steal his personal financial information. Consumer awareness is the key to avoid falling prey to phishers .This white paper discuss approaches used by different research paper and then finding best suitable strategy among them for protecting against phishing problem precisely.
