Phishing, scamming and spamming are some cyber security threats that have caught the attention of users, corporate organizations, cyber security companies, and law enforcement agencies. Each year, these threats drain lots of money from economies. This chapter demystifies these threats, and explains exactly how they are carried out, the software used to aid them, and how they steal money and data from users. A lot of the focus is put on phishing, which is a constant threat to many organizations. The chapter demonstrates how to create a phishing attack and discusses infamous, real-life examples of phishing attacks. The chapter lastly looks at spamming and discusses how it is used to mint money and how dangerous it can be. The chapter will cover all these points in the following topics:
- Phishing scams
- Spamming
