{"id":8893,"date":"2026-06-16T19:17:19","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T17:17:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paucitas.com\/?page_id=8893"},"modified":"2026-06-17T00:13:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T22:13:13","slug":"phishing","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/paucitas.com\/en\/glossary\/signals-and-risks\/phishing\/","title":{"rendered":"Phishing"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.pterm{max-width:880px;margin:0 auto;font-family:inherit;padding-top:30px;}.pterm-hero{background:linear-gradient(135deg,#1a1a2e,#2d2d4a);border-radius:18px;padding:30px 34px;margin-bottom:28px;display:flex;align-items:center;gap:18px;flex-wrap:wrap;}.pterm-hero .ph-ico{width:56px;height:56px;border-radius:13px;background:rgba(245,135,31,.16);display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;flex-shrink:0;}.pterm-hero h1{color:#fff;font-size:1.9em;margin:0;line-height:1.2;}.pterm-block{margin-bottom:24px;}.pterm-block h2{color:#1a1a2e;font-size:1.25em;margin:0 0 10px;}.pterm-def{background:#fff;border-left:4px solid #f5871f;border-radius:0 12px 12px 0;padding:18px 22px;color:#444;line-height:1.7;box-shadow:0 2px 10px rgba(0,0,0,.04);}.pterm-p{color:#444;line-height:1.7;margin:0 0 14px;}.pterm-ex{background:#fff7ef;border-radius:12px;padding:18px 22px;color:#5a4630;line-height:1.7;}.pterm-ex .lbl{display:inline-block;font-size:.72em;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#f5871f;margin-bottom:6px;}.pterm-see{background:#f7f7fb;border-radius:12px;padding:16px 22px;color:#444;line-height:1.7;}.pterm-see .lbl{display:inline-block;font-size:.72em;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#9a9aae;margin-bottom:6px;}.pterm-see a{color:#f5871f;font-weight:600;text-decoration:none;}.pterm a{color:#f5871f;font-weight:600;text-decoration:none;}<\/style>\n<p><a class=\"pterm-back\" href=\"https:\/\/paucitas.com\/en\/glossary\/signals-and-risks\/\" style=\"display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:8px;margin:0 0 18px;padding:9px 16px;background:#fff7ee;border:1px solid #f3d9b8;border-radius:999px;color:#e08a1e;font-weight:600;text-decoration:none;\"><span style=\"font-size:18px;line-height:1;\">&#8592;<\/span><span>Back to Signals and risks<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pterm\">\n<div class=\"pterm-hero\">\n<div class=\"ph-ico\"><svg width=\"34\" height=\"34\" viewBox=\"0 0 34 34\"><path d=\"M5 10c6 0 9 4 13 4s8-4 11-2c0 7-5 13-12 13S5 17 5 10z\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#f5871f\" stroke-width=\"2.4\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><\/path><circle cx=\"22\" cy=\"14\" r=\"1.6\" fill=\"#f5871f\"><\/circle><\/svg><\/div>\n<h1>Phishing<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pterm-block\">\n<div class=\"pterm-def\">\n<p class=\"pterm-p\">Phishing describes attempts to obtain sensitive data through misleading messages, emails or imitation pages, such as login details, keys or a seed phrase. The message often presents itself as coming from a familiar party. Whether a message really is phishing cannot always be established at a glance.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pterm-block\">\n<h2>What it may indicate<\/h2>\n<p class=\"pterm-p\">An unexpected message asking for data or access can be an indication of phishing, but it need not be. Sometimes it is legitimate, sometimes not. What it really is only emerges once the sender and the requested action are calmly checked.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pterm-block\">\n<div class=\"pterm-ex\">Someone receives a message that appears to come from a familiar platform, asking them to log in quickly through an enclosed link. The page looks real but asks for data that is normally not needed. Such a request can be a reason to be extra careful.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pterm-block\">\n<h2>What is phishing in crypto?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"pterm-p\">Attempts to obtain login details, keys or a seed phrase through misleading messages or imitation pages that appear to come from a familiar party.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pterm-block\">\n<h2>How can you recognise a phishing attempt?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"pterm-p\">Unexpected requests for data or access, links to look alike pages and pressure to act quickly are common signs. Whether it really is phishing emerges from calmly checking the sender and the request.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pterm-see\"><span class=\"lbl\">See also<\/span><\/p>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/paucitas.com\/en\/glossary\/tracing-transactions\/seed-phrase\/\">Seed phrase<\/a> (categorie Transacties), <a href=\"https:\/\/paucitas.com\/en\/glossary\/fraud-and-scams\/fake-crypto-platform\/\">Fake crypto platform<\/a> (categorie Transacties), <a href=\"https:\/\/paucitas.com\/en\/glossary\/fraud-and-scams\/pig-butchering\/\">Pig butchering<\/a> (categorie Fraude). 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