Phishing website
Technique in the Deception (D000) stage of the SC&MS ABCDEF lifecycle
Description
A fake website that mimics a real login page to steal usernames, passwords, or payment information.
Subtechniques
- D005.001Financial institutionA phishing site mimicking a bank, credit card, or payment processor.
- D005.002Cryptocurrency exchangeA phishing site mimicking a centralized crypto trading platform.
- D005.003DeFi platformA phishing site mimicking a Web3 staking, liquidity, or swap interface.
- D005.004Email providerA phishing site mimicking Gmail, Outlook, Yahoo, or similar email login.
- D005.005Social media platformA phishing site mimicking Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, or X/Twitter login.
Tags
How to cite
Plain text:
Narang, S. S. (2026). Phishing website (D005), in SC&MS: Scam Classification & Mapping System (Version 0.3). https://scams.dev/techniques/D005/BibTeX:
@misc{scms03_d005,
author = {Narang, Satnam Singh},
title = {{D005 Phishing website}, in SC\&MS: Scam Classification \& Mapping System},
year = {2026},
version = {0.3},
url = {https://scams.dev/techniques/D005/},
note = {A taxonomy for classifying scam techniques}
}