In light of recent phishing incidents occurring within the UW-Whitewater email system, here at the Royal Purple feel it is important to learn about these types of cyber attacks and know how to deal with them.

Phishing attacks are social engineering attacks designed to scam individuals through their emails/phones/computers. Phishing emails can be targeted through individual attacks or through a network of emails such as university, company, or organization based systems. The scammers often use a persona of a higher authority or by talking directly to an individual. The attacker also does this by speaking to the victim like an acquaintance. There are many different types of phishing such as; spear phishing, whaling, smishing, vishing, and search engine phishing.

  • Spear phishing is usually attacking a company’s administration or an individual group inside a company. The attackers use formal vocabulary to trick the victim into clicking on a link to help their company. Once the victim…

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