Phishing (pronounced: fishing) is an attack that attempts to steal your money, or your identity, by getting you to reveal personal information — such as credit card numbers, bank information, or passwords — on websites that pretend to be legitimate.
Opening a phishing email alone usually doesn’t infect you with malware. But, phishing tries to trick you into clicking a bad link or sharing sensitive info. If they know your email is valid, they might try more advanced scams.
Stay alert and don’t share personal info.