40. Phishing Attacks

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Phishing
Fraudulent attack using deceptive emails from trusted sources to trick individuals into disclosing personal information like passwords and credit card numbers
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Voice Phishing
phone-based attack in which the attacker deceives victims into divulging personal or financial information
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Vishing
phone-based attack in which the attacker deceives victims into divulging personal or financial information
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SMS Phishing
Attack that uses text messages to deceive individuals into sharing their personal information
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Smishing
Attack that uses text messages to deceive individuals into sharing their personal information
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Spear Phishing
Used by cybercriminals who are more tightly focused on a specific group of individuals or organizations
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Whaling
Form of spear phishing that targets high-profile individuals, like CEOs or CFOs
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BEC
Business Email Compromise
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Business Email Compromise
Advanced phishing attack that leverages internal email accounts within a company to manipulate employees into carrying out malicious actions for the attacker