Gregory Chandler - Phishing, Pharming, and Crimeware

I often write about phishing and other computer attacks. 

Phishing atacks are spam e-mails.  These attacks are often very authentic-looking.  For example, they may appear to be from a bank, finance provider, or retailer.  Sometimes you may actually do transactions with the actual business.  These spam e-mails hope to achieve success and direct you to fake websites. 

Pharming are computer attacks that hijack legitimate domain names to lure unsuspecting consumers.  The goal is to collect credit card numbers, account names, and passwords. 

Crimeware are programs that capture information directly from users' personal computers using keystroke loggers.  Crimeware goes largely unnoticed but for a slight slowdown in computer performance. 


GREGORY CHANDLER, Attorney at Law