Whaling attacks are a sub-type of phishing attacks. According to the
official WhatIs.com
definition, "whaling is a type of fraud that targets
high-profile end users such as C-level corporate executives, politicians and
celebrities." Think of it like spear phishing against high-value,
high-profile targets. Famous individuals including Paris Hilton were whaling victims before
the term came to fruition. "Whales" are at increased risk due to the
public nature of their personalities and lifestyles. Because there are
additional risks to going after these targets, their service providers might
also be targeted to get access to their clients' personal information.
If someone were to use pretexting to socially engineer a password
reset for Paris Hilton's smartphone, the phisher could easily gain access again
to whatever sensitive data she had saved on the device. Companies targeting
whales as customers may want to keep these types of attacks in mind so they are
not used to attack the whale itself.
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