When Phishing Gets Personal: Fake Trademark Warnings (Video)

The most dangerous phishing attacks seem completely ordinary. If something hits our inbox, seemingly from a bank or online service we already use, we inherently trust it. The familiarity of the apparent sender suggests authenticity, with potentially disastrous consequences.

Phishing is, of course, a type of cyberattack where hackers deceive people into revealing sensitive information like passwords or credit card details. This is often done by impersonating a real source, perhaps through email.

We have all seen too many of these by now. An insistent email from Amazon urging us to update our login credentials. A message from a co-worker asking for login details because they forgot theirs. Canada Revenue Agency telling us our account is in arrears and letting us know we can conveniently pay it through Apple gift cards. There is no end to these scams on the internet.