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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | {{w|Phishing}} is a scam where a criminal sends emails or other messages (often large numbers of them) pretending to be from a trusted institution in order | + | |
+ | {{w|Phishing}} is a scam where a criminal sends emails or other messages (often large numbers of them) pretending to be from a trusted institution in order obtain passwords, credit card numbers, or other personal details of victims. The term is a neologism, playing on the term "fishing", because the process is likened to dangling bait and waiting for someone to bite. Phishing is illegal under both traditional fraud laws and modern cybercrime laws. | ||
A {{w|fishing license}} is a government-issued permit allowing the catching of fish in controlled waters. | A {{w|fishing license}} is a government-issued permit allowing the catching of fish in controlled waters. | ||
− | [[Cueball]] saw the sign offering phishing licenses, and was immediately arrested by the receptionist [[Ponytail]] upon applying for one. | + | [[Cueball]] saw the sign offering phishing licenses, and was immediately arrested by the receptionist [[Ponytail]] upon applying for one. Clearly, there is no reason why a license would be available for a clear crime like fraud, hence why Cueball should have been more suspicious of the offer. The joke is that the process of offering "phishing licenses" is analogous to the process of phishing itself: they display a sign with a false offer, and wait for cyber-criminals to reveal themselves. |
− | The title text reveals that Cueball's arrest was itself a scam | + | The title text reveals that Cueball's arrest was itself a scam. He has been put in jail, but is allowed to walk out after paying a {{w|bail}} of $10,000, only to find that when he gets back out on the street, it is not the street on which the county jail has its address. So Ponytail is actually not trying to capture people who would be interested in scamming people, she is trying to scam those people instead. Another joke in the title text is that a way to recognize phishing attempts is to look at the address of the website (Or in his false prison sentence, the street address instead of the Web address). |
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
− | :[A sign has an arrow below the text that points toward a sales window in a wall (with glass in front and small | + | :[A sign has an arrow below the text that points toward a sales window in a wall (with glass in front and small half circle opening at the bottom for transferring money and goods). On each side of the window there are two pieces of paper with unreadable text, and there is also one below the window that seems to have some kind of stamp or seal, still unreadable). In front of the window Cueball is addressing Ponytail who sits behind the window.] |
:Sign: <big>Phishing license</big> apply here | :Sign: <big>Phishing license</big> apply here | ||
:Cueball: Hi, I’d like to apply for a— | :Cueball: Hi, I’d like to apply for a— | ||
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{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
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[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | ||
[[Category:Comics featuring Ponytail]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Ponytail]] |