The Dangers of Phishing to Personal Data Security
Budiono Budiono, Fachri Rizky Fadillah, Novayandra Arinudin · Formosa Journal of Applied Sciences · 2025
Phishing is one type of cybercrime that has a method of manipulating victims, by pretending to be a trusted person or official government service or company then sending a link so that the victim believes and clicks on the link, then sends personal data to hackers and by hackers used to commit other criminal acts. The media used by hackers can be through whatsapp messages, cellphone short messages or through the victim's email. The threat of phishing to personal data security is great, as it can lead to identity theft, financial loss, and misuse of personal information for further crimes. Attackers often utilize a sense of urgency or emotional manipulation to persuade victims to click on a link or open a malicious attachment. Public awareness of the potential dangers of phishing is necessary to keep personal data safe from increasingly sophisticated threats.