Ever wonder how hackers are able to do all the stuff they do? Many expert hackers do not just log on to systems using manual processes. They get help from robots. Yes, that’s right – robots. Not your typical idea of a robot though but something that is called as such because they work autonomously and automatically.

One of the recent technologies that aid spying (to put it bluntly) is through keylogging. What is this? Keystroke logging or keylogging is the process of noting the keys struck by a user from a keyboard, which is done in a very covert manner so that he is unaware that the information he is entering into the computer are recorded or monitored. As you can imagine, this kind of tool offers tremendous opportunities for hackers. At the same time, this can also give your system a very tight security.

I’ve posted about phishing and the techniques attacker’s use to spread their phishing sites. Now, let’s look at how they create these phishing pages in the first place with step-by-step instructions. Knowledge of PHP and HTML will be very useful for creating fake login pages. By reading the rest of this post, you are agreeing to our DISCLAIMER.

Once an attacker puts together a phishing website, how does he go about getting victims to go to it? The methods are unlimited, but for those of you who lack creativity, I have put together some of the most common methods used.

So, what is phishing? In a nutshell, phishing is the act of stealing one’s personal information by pretending to be a legitimate and trustworthy entity. Most commonly it is an E-Mail service website or an E-Commerce website.According to www.phishtank.com, in the month of December, 2008 the top targets for phishing attacks were: