Anatomy of a Phishing Kit

Dave Piscitello

Phishing is a multi-staged attack. During the first stage, the phisher constructs a fake web site, and hosts this at a server that they control or from a web hosting account. They’ll also craft an email or text message - “bait” for the phish – that will persuade the recipients to visit the fake web site. Recipients who take this bait are “hooked” when t…