Category: Spear Phishing

Real-world spear phishing cautionary tales

October 14, 2020

Imagine your bank telling you that your online account was hacked and that you had to reset your access credentials. You click on the link provided in the email, and it leads you to a spoofed password reset page. Without checking if the email actually came from your bank, you go ahead and enter your […]

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New Graphus Webinar and Product Demo Video: How to Protect Yourself Against Spear Phishing Attacks

January 21, 2020
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Last week Graphus hosted a webinar about how to protect your employees from spear phishing attacks. During the 20-minute webinar, Scott Raspa discusses how spear phishing and social engineering circumvent traditional cyber defenses by targeting every company’s weakest security link: employees. He also gives a quick demo of the Graphus software that demonstrates how the […]

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Successful White House Spear Phishing Attacks Show No One is Safe

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No one is safe from spear phishing attacks. Not even the highest-ranking government officials. CNN reported recently that a self-described email prankster successfully spear phished several members of the White House staff and First Family posing as the President’s son-in-law and advisor, Jared Kushner. One victim was Homeland Security Adviser Tom Bossert: “Tom, we are […]

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What is the difference between phishing and spear phishing?

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According to Wikipedia, Phishing is the attempt to obtain sensitive information such as usernames, passwords, and credit card details (and, indirectly, money), often for malicious reasons, by disguising as a trustworthy entity in an electronic communication. Phishing attacks are typically delivered via email and often direct recipients to enter personal information at a fake website. […]

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The Difference Between Phishing, Spear Phishing and Social Engineering

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There are many differences between phishing, spear phishing and social engineering attacks, but they are often used interchangeably and incorrectly. That creates some confusion when people are describing attacks and planning for defense. Understanding these attack types is important. Download: Spear Phishing White Paper In our review of the 5 Agonies of Cyber Attacks, we […]

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Spear Phishing Attacks Escalate at Nuclear Power Plants, Utilities and Manufacturers

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The New York Times reported last week that spear phishing attacks have escalated recently targeting nuclear power plants, utilities and manufacturers. The article focused specifically on the threat to nuclear facilities where “spear phishing” was the common cyber attack technique. Hackers wrote highly targeted email messages containing fake résumés for control engineering jobs and sent […]

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Martin Engineering Taps Graphus to Stop Spear Phishing Attacks

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Three years ago, Martin Engineering IT Manager Mike Komnick started to see a rise in spear phishing emails. They were supposedly from the CEO and sought to initiate wire transfers. One was even in process, but thankfully, canceled before completion. Then, two years ago, a ransomware attack was successfully delivered through a social engineering email. […]

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