Phenix, VA. Phenix is located close to the center of Virginia. Phenix is part of Charlotte County. Phenix has 1.15 square miles of land area and has no water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Phenix population is 275, which has grown 37.50% since 2000.
Phishing, also referred to as brand spoofing or carding, is a variation on fishing, the idea being that bait is thrown out with the hopes that while most will ignore the bait, some will be tempted into biting. Other forms: phish (v.). PREVIOUSphase change memory.
To make phishing messages look like they are genuinely from a well-known company, they include logos and other identifying information taken directly from that companyâs website. The malicious links within the body of the message are designed to make it appear that they go to the spoofed organization. The use of subdomains and misspelled URLs (typosquatting) are common tricks, as is homograph spoofing -- URLs created using different logical characters to read exactly like a trusted domain.