The analogy of fishing is used to explain how phishing works, emphasising that some people online pretend to be an official company to hook us in with fake bait so that they can get personal ...

The term phishing is a variation of the word fishing. Just as fishing involves using bait to catch fish, in phishing, scammers try to lure individuals across the internet to obtain sensitive ...

No phishing here: Postal office launches fishing lure stamps LETTER TO THE EDITOR Mark Wahl, Washington, D.C. The writer is a strategic communications specialist for the U.S. Postal Service.