STUDY ON PHISHING ATTACKS AND ANTIPHISHING TOOLS
Radha Damodaram · 2016
Associate Professor, School of Computer Science,CMS College of Science & Commerce, Coimbatore, Tamili Nadu, India ---------------------------------------------------------------------***--------------------------------------------------------------------Abstract The Internet has a remarkable platform for common people communication. Persons with criminal mind have found a way of stealing personal information without actually meeting them and with the least risk of being caught. It is called Phishing. Phishing poses a huge threat to the e-commerce industry. Not only does it shatter the confidence of customers towards e-commerce, but also causes electronic service providers tremendous economic loss. Hence it is essential to know about phishing. This paper gives awareness about phishing attacks and anti-phishing tools.