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Clone Phishing

An attack where a legitimate, previously delivered email is copied and resent with malicious modifications. The cloned email appears to come from the original sender and references the previous communication to build trust.

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Email Spoofing

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The forgery of an email header so the message appears to originate from a trusted source. Email spoofing is used in phis...

Phishing

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A cyberattack that uses fraudulent emails, text messages, or websites to trick people into revealing sensitive informati...

Spear Phishing

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A targeted phishing attack directed at specific individuals or organizations. Unlike generic phishing, spear phishing us...

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