Just got bump this terminology, The "whaling attack"
So I got this recently a new terminology called as "Whaling Attack"? Whaling attack is similarly same as with other phishing attack but its target is going to the big fish, which is the CEO, CFO, or COO in the company or in a large organization. Its purpose is to lure and deceive the victim using an e-mail or other multi-media sources that could lead the victim to think that this data is a valid information and that he/she is required to respond at least to the destination source where the attacker innovate to make thing it's a legit destination, for example an e-mail address, SMS, or maybe through a social media, which is actually kinda stupid to think of, but still a valid source. In many whaling phishing attacks, the attacker's goal is to manipulate the victim into authorizing high-value wire transfers to the attacker. The term whaling stems from the size of the attacks, and the whales are thought to be picked based on their authority within the company. Du...