What Is ‘Whaling’? Is It Like ‘Spear Phishing’?

Yes, whaling is a form of the modern spear-phishing scam. Like any ‘phish’ attack, the con man is trying to fool the reader into trusting the email so the person will divulge passwords and confidential information. But in the case of a ‘whaling’ attack, the con man is targetting upper management of companies and government bodies. About.com explains more about whaling here…
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What Is ‘Whaling’? Is It Like ‘Spear Phishing’? originally appeared on About.com Internet for Beginners on Wednesday, November 11th, 2009 at 19:22:54.
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