14 Types of Phishing Attacks and How to Identify Them

This document is an informational overview of phishing threats, outlining 14 phishing types (email, HTTPS, spear phishing, whaling, vishing, smishing, angler phishing, pharming, pop-up, clone phishing, MITM, evil twin, watering hole, and search-engine phishing), detection indicators for each, recent examples (e.g., Twitter verification scams), and defensive recommendations such as employee training, email filters, MFA, browser alerts, patching, and backups. It is intended as guidance and awareness rather than a report of an active incident.