Phishing 2.2 Flashcards
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Phishing
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- Social engineering in which an attacker attempts to obtain sensitive information from users by masquerading as a trusted entity.f
2
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Business Email Compromise
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- Emails are highly trusted sources which attackers take advantage of.
- Attackers can send spoofed email addresses.
3
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Typosquatting
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- An attack that capitalizes on common typographical errors.
- Attackers register incorrect or mistyped URLs.
- Used for a phishing attack or plant malware.
4
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Pretexting
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- An attacker uses a narrative to influence the victim into giving up some item of information.
5
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Vishing
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- An attack that uses voice communication technology to obtain the information the attacker is seeking.
- Takes advantage of the trust that some people place on the telephone networking.
6
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Smishing
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- An attack using Short Message Service (SMS)
- Involves directing the user to a URL that can potentially be use to download malware.