Post by ♥ COVID-19♥ on Apr 6, 2010 16:04:27 GMT -6
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My employer was victimized by this today. I knew it was a Spear Phishing attack even before getting the e - mail alert from our IT Dept. because the first Spear Phishing e - mail I saw was not only sent TO me, but the FROM field had MY e - mail address on it, too! DOH!
Here's a sample e - mail:
Of course, you DON'T click on the link they provide.
BTW, gotta love them typos.
Spear phishing is an e-mail spoofing fraud attempt that targets a specific organization, seeking unauthorized access to confidential data. As with the e-mail messages used in regular phishing expeditions, spear phishing messages appear to come from a trusted source. Phishing messages usually appear to come from a large and well-known company or Web site with a broad membership base, such as eBay or PayPal. In the case of spear phishing, however, the apparent source of the e-mail is likely to be an individual within the recipient's own company and generally someone in a position of authority.
My employer was victimized by this today. I knew it was a Spear Phishing attack even before getting the e - mail alert from our IT Dept. because the first Spear Phishing e - mail I saw was not only sent TO me, but the FROM field had MY e - mail address on it, too! DOH!
Here's a sample e - mail:
Dear Customer,
This e-mail was send by <My Company Name Here> to notify you that we have temporanly prevented access to your account.
We have reasons to beleive that your account may have been accessed by someone else.
Please click on the following link (or copy & paste it into your web browser):
This e-mail was send by <My Company Name Here> to notify you that we have temporanly prevented access to your account.
We have reasons to beleive that your account may have been accessed by someone else.
Please click on the following link (or copy & paste it into your web browser):
Of course, you DON'T click on the link they provide.
BTW, gotta love them typos.
