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phish•ing
/’fiSHiNG/
noun
The fraudulent practice of sending emails purporting to be from reputable companies in order to induce individuals to reveal personal information, such as passwords and credit card numbers.
What is Phishing?
Scammers will send you e-mails that look indistinguishable from an authentic e-mail (as you’ve seen) from a reputable company or source. Their goal is to send out as many fake e-mails as possible to gain access to sensitive information, dupe you into giving them money, and other dubious schemes. They are casting out phishing lines so they can to try to reel in their next victim. Phishing, or other wise known as business e-mail compromise (BEC) attacks, use the art of deception to take advantage of employees.
Common Tactics Online Scammers Use
Pretending to Be Your Boss
Or, another person that’s higher up in your company. It’s easier to convince you to do what they’re asking if it appears to be from someone from within your company. This is also known as CEO fraud.
Emotionally Manipulating
Implying the situation is highly time sensitive and that you must act right now or face serious consequences. “Perpetrators use persuasion and pressure to manipulate and exploit human nature” according to the FBI.
Impersonating a Company
Using a company logo, letterhead, font, or creating fake e-mail addresses that look similar to official ones (john@company.com vs john@c0mpany.com) to make you think this is an official e-mail from an authentic source.
Hiding Malware in E-mail Attachments
Opening an attached file could allow scammers a way into your company’s network and gain access to private information. Scammers will go to great lengths to try to force your hand into giving them what they want. Often communicating back and forth with you to convince you to trust them. Blacklisting one e-mail does not stop them from creating a new e-mail and trying again. Phishing is steadily getting worse in America and across the world.
As of 2018, global losses to BEC have exceeded $12 billion USD
According to official Internet Crime Compliant Center, IC3.gov
How Can You Protect Yourself?
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- Simulated phishing attacks to assess the likelihood of your users becoming victims of phishing
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- In-depth analysis of how you or your organization fairs against online attacks
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