Spear phishing

English (en)

Spear phishing
Spear-phishing is a type of 
phishing attack that targets 
specific individuals or 
organizations typically through 
malicious emails. The goal of 
spear phishing is to steal 
sensitive information such as 
login credentials or infect 
the targets' device with malware. 

Spear phishing means using targeted 
emails to a specific person from an 
attacker attempting to impersonate 
a trusted third party. 

Other languages: Hausa, Igbo

Related terms
Phishing

Yorùbá (yo)

  • Ìfèrúgbàwífún aláfojúsùn

Decomposition: Spear phishing.

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  • Ìfèrúgbàwífún ẹnìkanńpàtó

Decomposition: Fífi èrú gba ìwífún ẹnìkan tàbí ilé iṣẹ́ kan ní pàtó - a kind of phishing that is targeted at a specific entity.

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