Different Types of Phishing Attacks
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The document outlines various types of phishing attacks, including business domain impersonation, name impersonation, brand impersonation, suspicious link scams, content-injection, man-in-the-middle attacks, and search engine attacks. Each type describes tactics used by cybercriminals to deceive victims and gather sensitive information. The document also suggests reading additional resources for more information on phishing attacks and prevention strategies.
Different Types of Phishing Attacks
- 1. Different Types of Phishing Attacks
- 2. 1. Business Domain Impersonation Business Domain Impersonation happens when an impostor creates a fake brand/company website to conduct activities that can harm the target brand and its customers.
- 3. 2. Name Impersonation Name Impersonation is a type of phishing attack where a cybercriminal claims to be a known individual and gathers sensitive information from a targeted victim. Hi! I’m the CEO of….
- 4. 3. Brand Impersonation Brand Impersonation refers to a phishing scam where the attacker sends an email that appears to be from a trusted brand or directs a potential victim to a website that resembles a popular brand to gain access to confidential data.
- 5. 4. Suspicious Link Scamsters sometimes hide the URL that’s embedded in their message. The URL visible to the victim will seem to point to a known domain such as a Google document; however, the actual URL points to a malicious domain. www.*%^$#%^&**$@#%$$.com
- 6. 5. Content-Injection Content-Injection is a type of phishing attack where the attackers use a set of macro codes to create an infected email attachment or a visual content. Clicking on this attachment will lead the victim to a phishing page or will result in the download of a malware from a remote server.
- 7. 6. Man-in-the-Middle Attack Man-in-the-middle is a form of phishing attack where communication between two users are monitored and modified by an unauthorized party.
- 8. 7. Search Engine Attack Hackers publish malicious pages and rank them on search engines or run paid ads to attract victims to their sites. Clicking on these search results or ads will take the user to a phishing page.
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