Phishing
Simple Explanation
A trick where someone pretends to be a trusted person or organization to get your passwords, money or private information. Phishing often arrives by email or text. Do not use suspicious links; contact the organization through a trusted channel.
Technical Explanation
Phishing is a social-engineering attack that uses deceptive messages or websites to induce disclosure of credentials, payments or other sensitive actions. It may be targeted or mass-distributed.
Business Use Case
A company trains employees to report fake invoices and suspicious sign-in messages to its security team.
Real-Life Example
You receive a text claiming a parcel cannot be delivered unless you pay a small fee. You check the delivery company’s official site instead of tapping the link.
Illustrated warning flow of a deceptive message pretending to come from a trusted organization