What is the meaning of fishing?

Phishing is an online fraud that appeared in the mid-1990s. It first occurred in the United States around 1996, and then quickly spread to other developed capitalist countries in Europe. In recent years, there have been many cases of "fishing" attacks in China, and the situation is getting more and more serious.

In order to effectively obtain the true identity information of others through fraud, "anglers" have adopted various means. Different from other viruses or hacker attacks, "phishing" does not damage users' computers, but more uses people's psychological weaknesses to deceive users' sensitive data.

Since the word "phishing" came into being, it has not an accurate meaning, nor is it a real legal term. However, it is generally believed that "phishing" refers to fraudulent activities that use deceptive emails and forged websites to trick visitors into providing some personal information, such as credit card numbers, account numbers, social security numbers, etc. And use them to gain illegitimate interests. The anti-phishing working group defines "phishing" as an online identity theft activity that uses social engineering and technical means to steal consumers' personal identity data and financial account vouchers. According to the regulations of the US Department of Justice, "phishing" refers to making or using emails and websites similar to well-known legal enterprises, financial institutions or government agencies to trick network users into revealing their bank and financial account information or other personal information such as user names and passwords.