PPIPAE: Protecting Personal Information from Phishing Attacks in E-commerce: Review paper

حماية المعلومات الشخصية من هجمات التصيد الاحتيالي في التجارة الإلكترونية: ورقة مراجعة

الملخص

After the widespread spread of the Internet, which now covers all parts of the world, and with the emergence of electronic commerce, most people prefer to buy and sell their products on the Internet. All commercial and banking transactions have shifted from the traditional method to the digital method, making electronic phishing crimes a center of attraction for attackers and violating privacy in the digital space. Phishing is one of the methods used by attackers to obtain personal information by deceiving users by using fake websites similar to legitimate websites or through fake URLs and transferring the user to a scammers’ website for various purposes such as obtaining sensitive personal data or bank accounts and passwords. There are many types of phishing but in this scientific paper, we only aim to review the most important techniques used to detect phishing attacks, whether by forging web pages and URLs or through deceptive emails Which is the main points of the discussion of this paper. We also discuss the most important deception methods used by fraudsters on people.

Keywords: E-Commerce, URLs, Phishing attacks, Fake web pages, Spam messages.