Phishing relies on social engineering to manipulate targets into revealing sensitive data like passwords or financial information. Scammers continuously adapt their techniques across email, text, voice, and web platforms. 

• Email Phishing: Attackers send mass emails impersonating trusted brands (e.g., banks, delivery services), often including spoofed sender addresses or fake login links.
  
  
• Smishing: Phishing via SMS or text messages. These typically feature urgent alerts, like a "package delivery issue" or an "overdue payment notice," urging the recipient to click a malicious link.
  
  
• Vishing: Voice phishing in which scammers impersonate authorities (e.g., the IRS, tech support, or bank representatives) over phone calls to extract passwords or payment details.
  
  
• Spear Phishing: Targeted, highly personalized attacks that leverage specific details—like your name, employer, or recent purchases—to deceive the victim.
  
  
• Clone Phishing: Attackers copy a legitimate, previously sent email and replace the safe links or attachments with malicious ones to appear authoritative.
  
  
• QR-Code "Quishing": Scammers embed QR codes in emails or physical flyers that direct the victim's phone to a fraudulent payment or credential-harvesting website.