{"id":280908,"date":"2022-01-28T15:59:59","date_gmt":"2022-01-28T14:59:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.isoladicomunicazione.com\/phishing-the-new-frontier-for-online-scams-the-register-it-case\/"},"modified":"2024-12-17T10:50:15","modified_gmt":"2024-12-17T09:50:15","slug":"phishing-the-new-frontier-for-online-scams-the-register-it-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.isoladicomunicazione.com\/en\/phishing-the-new-frontier-for-online-scams-the-register-it-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Phishing, the new frontier for online scams: the Register.it case"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Phishing<\/strong> is definitely the most widespread<\/strong> and dangerous<\/strong> online scam method, but fortunately, after years of experience and heart-pounding clicks, the average user has learned to defend himself well.<\/p>\n\n

Until now<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n

What could happen if phishing suddenly became more insidious<\/strong> and cybercriminals more skilled<\/strong>?<\/p>\n\n

This morning one of our clients forwarded us an email<\/strong> with seemingly legitimate content, only after a closer look did we realize the scam, fortunately escaped.<\/p>\n\n

But let’s go in order.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

What is a phishing attack?<\/h2>\n\n

A phishing attack is nothing more than a more or less sophisticated email scam attempt<\/strong> aimed at obtaining the login credentials or other confidential data of the intended victim<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n

The aim is to hack<\/strong> into a computer system and take control of websites, bank accounts, social profiles but also video surveillance systems and the whole IoT (Internet of Things) world.<\/p>\n\n

For example, the attack on a dam, as reported by the New York Times<\/a>, is well known.<\/p>\n\n

Usually the attack consists of:<\/p>\n\n