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What is Spear Phishing?

Pranav Bhardwaj

Updated on 28-Dec-2021 417 Views

Spear phishing is an email or electronic communication fraud that targets a single person, company, or organization. Cybercriminals may plan to install malware on a targeted user's machine in addition to stealing data for nefarious objectives.An email appears to be from a reliable source, but it directs the unwitting receiver to a fraudulent website containing malware. These emails frequently employ deceptive strategies to capture the attention of their recipients. The FBI, for example, has cautioned against spear-phishing schemes posing as emails from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.Spear Phishing TechniquesFollowing are some of the common spear-phishing techniques −BEC ...