Phishing is, in its simplest definition, the process of attempting to bait a victim with fake email, text, social media, or instant messages that will convince a victim that the message is legitimate.

The message subject and text in an email that tricks a user into opening an attachment. See phishing. THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY. All other reproduction requires permission.

A spear phishing attack that sends out huge numbers of targeted email messages to the same person. See phishing. THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY. All other reproduction requires permission.