Whale Phishing

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Whale Phishing

  • April 20, 2021
  • Posted by: Nicola Selenu
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Targeting a group or company to gain sensitive information by imitating a key stakeholder at the company. Pretending to be the CEO and asking to have money transferred from one business account to another is an example of whale phishing.

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Author:Nicola Selenu

Nicola Selenu is a recognized leader in the Email Industry (with 15 years of professional experience as an Email Marketing and Deliverability Consultant) and an active member of the Anti-Abuse community. Some (of the many) brands that proudly served during his career in Email are: Adobe, Nestlé, Expedia, Gucci, Bulgari, Luxottica, UNHCR, Amnesty International, LastMinute, Acer, Groupon.

Whale Phishing

Top Deliverability > Whale Phishing

Whale Phishing

  • April 20, 2021
  • Posted by: Nicola Selenu
No Comments
« Back to Glossary Index

Targeting a group or company to gain sensitive information by imitating a key stakeholder at the company. Pretending to be the CEO and asking to have money transferred from one business account to another is an example of whale phishing.

« Back to Glossary Index
Related Terms:

Author:Nicola Selenu

Nicola Selenu is a recognized leader in the Email Industry (with 15 years of professional experience as an Email Marketing and Deliverability Consultant) and an active member of the Anti-Abuse community. Some (of the many) brands that proudly served during his career in Email are: Adobe, Nestlé, Expedia, Gucci, Bulgari, Luxottica, UNHCR, Amnesty International, LastMinute, Acer, Groupon.
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