COMPUTER ETHICS AND SECURITY
TYPES OF THREATS AND ATTACKS
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Detailed explanation-1: -There are several ways scammers can carry out spear phishing attacks. Common methods include: A spear phisher sends an email to their target. That email may include malicious links or attachments they will ask the target to open, downloading malware or ransomware to their computer.
Detailed explanation-2: -Spear-phishing is a targeted attempt to steal sensitive information such as account credentials or financial information from a specific victim, often for malicious reasons.
Detailed explanation-3: -Phishing is a prevalent type of social engineering that aims to steal data from the message receiver. Typically, this data includes personal information, usernames and passwords, and/or financial information.
Detailed explanation-4: -Email phishing. Most phishing attacks are sent by email. Spear phishing. There are two other, more sophisticated, types of phishing involving email. Whaling. Whaling attacks are even more targeted, taking aim at senior executives. Smishing and vishing. Angler phishing. 31-Jan-2023