Phishing attacks expanded quickly with the use of PayPal and other such organizations and websites using online payments. These attacks motivated the creation of secure payment applications. The term "phishing" was coined in 1996, and hacked accounts were known as "phish". | Phishing attacks expanded quickly with the use of PayPal and other such organizations and websites using online payments. These attacks motivated the creation of secure payment applications. The term "phishing" was coined in 1996, and hacked accounts were known as "phish". |