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That’s not what phishing is.
by 55555 5y ago
That’s not what phishing is.
- phire 5y agoIt's a type of phishing, known as spear phishing, where a specific individual or organisation is targeted with a highly customised scam. Emailing financial departments with fake invoices is a common type of spear phishing scam. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phishing#Spear_phishing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phishing#Spear_phishing
- benatkin 5y agoPhish Different. - Steve Jobs, 1997
- walrus01 5y agothe netsec/infosec industry term now is "whaling" or "spearphishing" where a specifically crafted fake email from a vendor to a payor is send to redirect the wire transfer to a another account, typically an ACH money mule or ignorant/clueles patsy that then forwards the bulk of the funds onwards to a location where it cannot be retrieved.