requesting an urgent wire transfer to a vendor. Believing it’s legitimate, the employee initiates the transfer, but the email was part of a BEC attack. Cybercriminals had compromised the CEO’s email account, resulting in a significant financial loss for the company. ...
Awareness, and vigil can help guard against even the most sophisticated attacks. Sketching out the anatomy of a typical spear phishing attack and outlining the perils of falling victim (personal identity fraud, financial loss to company, parting of important trade secrets etc.) can make the users...
01 What is a phishing email attack? 02 A brief history of phishing 03 How does a phishing attack work? How do phishers find the email addresses they want to target? 04 What are the different types of phishing attacks? Spray and pray Spear phishing Clone phishing Whaling Email spoofing Phar...
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This is also known as a Watering Hole attack. What is barrel phishing? To avoid email filters, an attacker might send an initial benign-looking email to establish trust first, and then send a second email with a link or request for sensitive information. Barrel phishing takes more effort ...
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Phishing attempts are typically aimed at unsuspecting users without much context about the targets. Typically, victims fall prey to phishing attempts due to a lack of security awareness. Let's look at a common example of how phishing works: Let's say you receive an email from someone impersonat...
Hackers are always looking for new ways to obtain your personal information. One way they can do this is through phishing.
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5 Clues to Email Scams Increase Awareness FAQs Threats From Phishing: An Overview Phishing attacks have been on the rise, and understanding how to recognize them is the first step in protecting your organization. During a phishing attack, scammers and hackers pretend to be someone represen...