What is phishing?  No, it’s not a typo, and it’s not a word to describe jamming out on your guitar for hours.  Phishing is a type of deception used by criminals to fraudulently gain information, most often in the form of passwords or login information.  Phishing can also lead to malicious programs infecting your computer.  Phishing attacks typically come in the form of messages or links that are presented to be something that they are not.  These can be anything from a malicious link sent to you via email, to a dummy website that mimics a legitimate site to trick you into keying in your login details.