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Whaling Attack Cybersecurity

Whaling Attack Cybersecurity: How Execs Get Targeted

The CEO Who Wired $47 Million to a Stranger In 2016, FACC, an Austrian aerospace parts manufacturer, lost €42 million (roughly $47 million) after a threat actor impersonated the company's CEO via email and instructed an employee to wire funds for a fake acquisition project. The CEO and

Carl B. Johnson Aug 26, 2026 6 min read
Whaling Attack

Whaling Attack Cybersecurity: How CEOs Get Hacked

The CFO Who Wired $25 Million to a Threat Actor In early 2024, a finance worker at engineering firm Arup was tricked into transferring $25 million after attending a video call with what appeared to be the company's CFO and other colleagues. Every person on that call was

Carl B. Johnson Apr 24, 2026 5 min read