Phishing

Phishing involves attackers impersonating trusted institutions, platforms or individuals through emails, search advertisements, fake websites and malicious authorization requests to trick users into surrendering credentials, funds or transaction permissions. Recent tactics have expanded to target crypto wallets, deploy banking trojans and infiltrate corporate workflows, while incorporating AI, deepfakes and tools that bypass multi-factor authentication. Defensive measures such as Clear Signing and on-device AI have also emerged. With the attack surface continuing to widen and losses remaining substantial, developments in attack techniques, platform governance and the effectiveness of safeguards warrant close attention.