Phishing

Welcome to the University of Wisconsin Stevens Point's resource for phishing awareness.

The definition of Phishing from Webopedia:

"(fish´ing) (n.) The act of sending an e-mail to a user falsely claiming to be an established legitimate enterprise in an attempt to scam the user into surrendering private information that will be used for identity theft. The e-mail directs the user to visit a Web site where they are asked to update personal information, such as passwords and credit card, social security, and bank account numbers, that the legitimate organization already has. The Web site, however, is bogus and set up only to steal the user’s information."

The following information can be found on these pages:

• Rules to protect yourself from Identity Theft
• How to verify the authenticity of an email
• Warning signs to look for when asked to provide personal information via an email
• Actions to Take to better protect yourself
• Phishing examples