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单词 spear phishing
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Definition of spear phishing in English:

spear phishing

noun
mass noun
  • The fraudulent practice of sending emails ostensibly from a known or trusted sender in order to induce targeted individuals to reveal confidential information.

    spear phishing represents a serious threat for every industry
    as modifier a spear-phishing attack
    Example sentencesExamples
    • More of the IT pros in the survey worry about conventional cybercriminal strategies: 45 per cent fear malware infections, and 17 per cent are concerned about spear-phishing campaigns.
    • Based on the limited information that is currently available, the attack appears to have begun with a so-called spear phishing email that introduced malware onto an IMF desktop.
    • We've already spotted spear-phishing campaigns where criminals send emails posing as a legitimate company in order to extract additional personal information.
    • Spear phishing is the most popular way to win entry to big companies' systems.
    • Millions of consumers could still be vulnerable to spear phishing, in which scammers target e-mails to specific people and make it appear as if they came from a company they trust.
    • These attacks commonly feature a combination of spear-phishing and custom malware.
    • The attacks used a polished version of a rudimentary technique, called spear phishing, to trick recipients into revealing their e-mail passwords.
    • Consistent communication to all employees about the risk of social engineering and spear phishing is the first step to reducing risk.
    • Aside from spear phishing, other tactics that have been noted in targeted attacks include the theft of credentials giving access to systems and networks (eg, VPNs).

Origin

Early 21st century: from spear and phishing (in which particular individuals are not targeted).

 
 

Definition of spear phishing in US English:

spear phishing

noun
  • The fraudulent practice of sending emails ostensibly from a known or trusted sender in order to induce targeted individuals to reveal confidential information.

    spear phishing represents a serious threat for every industry
    as modifier a spear-phishing attack
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Consistent communication to all employees about the risk of social engineering and spear phishing is the first step to reducing risk.
    • Spear phishing is the most popular way to win entry to big companies' systems.
    • We've already spotted spear-phishing campaigns where criminals send emails posing as a legitimate company in order to extract additional personal information.
    • Millions of consumers could still be vulnerable to spear phishing, in which scammers target e-mails to specific people and make it appear as if they came from a company they trust.
    • Aside from spear phishing, other tactics that have been noted in targeted attacks include the theft of credentials giving access to systems and networks (eg, VPNs).
    • The attacks used a polished version of a rudimentary technique, called spear phishing, to trick recipients into revealing their e-mail passwords.
    • Based on the limited information that is currently available, the attack appears to have begun with a so-called spear phishing email that introduced malware onto an IMF desktop.
    • More of the IT pros in the survey worry about conventional cybercriminal strategies: 45 per cent fear malware infections, and 17 per cent are concerned about spear-phishing campaigns.
    • These attacks commonly feature a combination of spear-phishing and custom malware.

Origin

Early 21st century: from spear and phishing (in which particular individuals are not targeted).

 
 
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