Phishing is a third-party scam designed to obtain your company's money or information. Fake emails, instant messages, or phone calls are used to lure your employees to fraudulent websites. While general phishing targets a broad and random group of recipients, spear phishing is a sophisticated attack on specific individuals using fake email addresses that appear trustworthy and often mimic internal email addresses within the targeted organization.
In both general phishing and spear phishing, victims are often notified that their login and account information needs updating. The email directs victims to a link or refers them to an infected webpage where they can supposedly update their information. These fraudulent websites are designed to look identical to the legitimate websites of entities such as credit card companies. Carelessly entering credit card details or opening a malware-infected document can cause major financial damage and misuse of sensitive data.
Phishing emails often contain many spelling mistakes, lack a salutation, and come from a sender unknown to you. In some cases, the supposed sender is a well-known company and the email pressures the recipient using time-limited offers and short response times (so-called "social engineering"). The main aim of this approach is to obtain personal data and sensitive information.
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