A targeted attack is any malicious attack that is targeted to a specific individual, company, system or software. It may be used to extract information, disturb operations, infect machines or destroy a specific data type on a target machine. Advertisements Designed to infiltrate a particular co...
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A few types of phishing attacks are particularly common in the cryptocurrency space: Spear phishing attack Spear phishing is a targeted attack aimed at a specific individual or organization. Here, the phisher has some prior knowledge about their target and will use this to tailor the phishing emai...
A dictionary attack is a targeted variation of a brute force attack. Rather than attempting all possible character combinations, a subset of character combinations is tested. This subset is a list of passwords that have previously been found and if necessary cracked in past data breaches. This ma...
Phishing. This widespread practice is the use of legitimate-looking yet bogus websites to collect sensitive information such as credit card numbers, login credentials, bank account details, and other financial information. Whaling attack. A targeted phishing attack aimed at a high-level, C-suite ex...
The nature of the attack: If you provided financial information, you should alert the institutions involved. Your organization’s incident response team: You should alert them right away if you suspect you have been targeted. Virus protection on a personal computer: This can help block future at...
Most Common Types of Impersonation AttacksHow to Detect, Prevent, and Stay Protected Against Impersonation Attacks An impersonation attack is a type of targeted phishing attack where a malicious actor pretends to be someone else or other entities to steal sensitive data from unsuspecting employees using...
Advanced Persistent DoS (APDoS) is a more sophisticated and sustained form of DDoS attack. Unlike traditional DDoS attacks that may last for a few hours or days, APDoS attacks are prolonged, sometimes stretching over weeks or even months. The attackers continuously change their tactics, making ...