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单词 spear phishing
释义

spear phishing

noun [mass noun]
The fraudulent practice of sending emails ostensibly from a known or trusted sender in order to induce targeted individuals to reveal confidential information: spear phishing represents a serious threat for every industry [as modifier]: a spear-phishing attack...
  • Spear phishing is the most popular way to win entry to big companies' systems.
  • Millions of consumers could still be vulnerable to spear phishing, in which scammers target e-mails to specific people and make it appear as if they came from a company they trust.
  • Based on the limited information that is currently available, the attack appears to have begun with a so-called spear phishing email that introduced malware onto an IMF desktop.

Origin

Early 21st century: from spear and phishing (in which particular individuals are not targeted).

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