Whaling - Revision history

Doug: Add link.

2023-12-04T22:19:06Z

Add link.

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	* [[CEO fraud]]		* [[CEO fraud]]
	* [[Cyberthreat]]		* [[Cyberthreat]]
			* [[Deepfake]]
	* [[Digital footprint]]		* [[Digital footprint]]
	* [[Fraud]]		* [[Fraud]]
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	[[Category:Identify_and_assess_risks]]		[[Category:Identify_and_assess_risks]]
	[[Category:Manage_risks]]		[[Category:Manage_risks]]
	~~[[Category:Technology]]~~

imported>Doug Williamson: Categorise.

2019-08-07T08:51:21Z

Categorise.

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	* [[Spoofing]]		* [[Spoofing]]
	* [[Whale investor]]		* [[Whale investor]]

			[[Category:Identify_and_assess_risks]]
			[[Category:Manage_risks]]
			[[Category:Technology]]

imported>Doug Williamson: Add link.

2019-08-06T09:45:04Z

Add link.

← Older revision		Revision as of 09:45, 6 August 2019
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	''Cyberthreat''		''Cyberthreat''.

	Whaling is a fraud using the names of legitimate senior executives and forged (spoofed) email addresses to induce employees to send sensitive documents or money to the fraudsters.		Whaling is a fraud using the names of legitimate senior executives and forged (spoofed) email addresses to induce employees to send sensitive documents or money to the fraudsters.
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	* [[Social engineering]]		* [[Social engineering]]
	* [[Spoofing]]		* [[Spoofing]]
			* [[Whale investor]]

imported>Doug Williamson: Add link.

2019-06-23T19:06:37Z

Add link.

← Older revision		Revision as of 19:06, 23 June 2019
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	* [[CEO fraud]]		* [[CEO fraud]]
	* [[Cyberthreat]]		* [[Cyberthreat]]
			* [[Digital footprint]]
	* [[Fraud]]		* [[Fraud]]
	* [[Layering]]		* [[Layering]]

imported>Doug Williamson: ''Cyberthreat'' Whaling is a fraud using the names of legitimate senior executives and forged (spoofed) email addresses to induce employees to send sensitive documents or money to the fraudsters. ''Whaling can be considered to be a variant on 'phishing

2017-04-25T05:48:34Z

''Cyberthreat'' Whaling is a fraud using the names of legitimate senior executives and forged (spoofed) email addresses to induce employees to send sensitive documents or money to the fraudsters. ''Whaling can be considered to be a variant on 'phishing

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	* [[Phishing]]		* [[Phishing]]
	* [[Ransomware]]		* [[Ransomware]]
			* [[Social engineering]]
	* [[Spoofing]]		* [[Spoofing]]

imported>Doug Williamson: Correct typo 'phishing'.

2017-04-25T05:40:39Z

Correct typo 'phishing'.

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	''Whaling can be considered to be a variant on '~~pfishing~~' frauds, potentially with larger criminal proceeds.		''Whaling can be considered to be a variant on 'phishing' frauds, potentially with larger criminal proceeds.

	''Hence the name.''		''Hence the name.''

imported>Doug Williamson: Link with CEO fraud page.

2017-04-09T07:14:11Z

Link with CEO fraud page.

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	Whaling is a fraud using the names of legitimate senior executives and forged (spoofed) email addresses to induce employees to send sensitive documents or money to the fraudsters.		Whaling is a fraud using the names of legitimate senior executives and forged (spoofed) email addresses to induce employees to send sensitive documents or money to the fraudsters.


	''Whaling can be considered to be a variant on 'pfishing' frauds, potentially with larger criminal proceeds.		''Whaling can be considered to be a variant on 'pfishing' frauds, potentially with larger criminal proceeds.
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	== See also ==		== See also ==
			* [[CEO fraud]]
	* [[Cyberthreat]]		* [[Cyberthreat]]
	* [[Fraud]]		* [[Fraud]]

imported>Doug Williamson: Add derivation of 'whaling' name.

2017-03-19T07:45:13Z

Add derivation of 'whaling' name.

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	Whaling is a fraud using the names of legitimate senior executives and forged (spoofed) email addresses to induce employees to send sensitive documents or money to the fraudsters.		Whaling is a fraud using the names of legitimate senior executives and forged (spoofed) email addresses to induce employees to send sensitive documents or money to the fraudsters.

			''Whaling can be considered to be a variant on 'pfishing' frauds, potentially with larger criminal proceeds.

			''Hence the name.''


	== See also ==		== See also ==
			* [[Cyberthreat]]
			* [[Fraud]]
	* [[Layering]]		* [[Layering]]
	* [[Phishing]]		* [[Phishing]]
	* [[Ransomware]]		* [[Ransomware]]
	* [[Spoofing]]		* [[Spoofing]]

imported>Doug Williamson: Create the page. Source: The Treasurer, March 2017, p39.

2017-03-14T06:24:10Z

Create the page. Source: The Treasurer, March 2017, p39.

New page

''Cyberthreat''

Whaling is a fraud using the names of legitimate senior executives and forged (spoofed) email addresses to induce employees to send sensitive documents or money to the fraudsters.

== See also ==
* [[Layering]]
* [[Phishing]]
* [[Ransomware]]
* [[Spoofing]]