spear-phishing
noun
the practice of sending fraudulent e-mails to extract financial data from computer users for purposes of identity theft, by mimicking a sender that the recipient knows
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How to use spear-phishing in a sentence
I wrote a piece in 2011 that was used in what appeared to be an Iranian spear phishing attack.
Were the Chinese the ‘State-Sponsored Attackers’ Trying to Hack Me? | Eli Lake | February 20, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThe Chinese also are known for something called “spear phishing.”
Were the Chinese the ‘State-Sponsored Attackers’ Trying to Hack Me? | Eli Lake | February 20, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThis technique, known as “spear phishing,” is a favored tactic of organized crime.
China was recently accused of using spear phishing to spy on activists associated with the Dalai Lama.
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