Examines whaling attacks — highly targeted phishing campaigns directed at senior executives, board members, and other high-value individuals within organizations. Learn how attackers craft convincing executive-level lures, the financial and reputational damage whaling causes, and defensive measures to stop these precision threats.
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The CEO Who Wired $17 Million to a Criminal In 2016, an executive at Austrian aerospace parts manufacturer FACC received what appeared to be a routine email from the company's CEO. The message instructed a wire transfer of approximately €42 million — roughly $47 million — to accounts controlled by
A Single Email Cost This Company $46.7 Million In 2015, Ubiquiti Networks disclosed that threat actors impersonated senior executives and tricked employees into wiring $46.7 million to overseas accounts. The attackers didn't exploit a software vulnerability. They didn't deploy ransomware. They sent emails — carefully
