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Article: SpamStopsHere Announces Sharp Rise in Spear Phishing Attacks.
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- PR Newswire
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- October 20, 2005
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ANN ARBOR, Mich., Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Greenview Data, Inc., an industry leading provider of SpamStopsHere email security solutions, announced today that "spear phishing" attacks are rising sharply. Attacks have increased 10-fold since January 2005.
Spear phishing is the latest spam technique used by cyber-criminals to gain access to secure corporate networks and steal sensitive data. Unlike traditional phishing attacks in which millions of emails are sent indiscriminately, spear phishing attacks are extremely targeted and focus on one end user or organization at a time. Spear phishing emails are designed to appear as if they are sent from a trusted ...