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While it is an evolving situation, at present, we believe that access to ADAMS was obtained through spear phishing of email accounts; whereby, ADAMS passwords w
by smaili 10y ago
While it is an evolving situation, at present, we believe that access to ADAMS was obtained through spear phishing of email accounts; whereby, ADAMS passwords were obtained enabling access to ADAMS account information confined to the Rio 2016 Games.
It's amazing that people are still being phished successfully.
- bsder 10y agoWhy? It's the standard security imbalance. The attacker only has to be successful once while the defenders have to never make a mistake.
- tjtrapp 10y agoI disagree. The attacks are becoming more sophisticated and fool the most seasoned techies. Additionally, when I ask "Baby boomers" if they understand phishing, they oftentimes say yes but then have trouble explaining what it is or how it is executed.
- atemerev 10y agoSpear phishing is not your regular fishing. It is tailored to your expectations and preferences. If you really expect some important email, you can easily click the link without looking at it.
- mulmen 10y agoMaintaining the attitude that you are not susceptible to being phished is a great way to get phished.