Spear-phishing is a kind of social engineering trick aimed at a specific victim, whether that’s an organization or an individual. This tactic differs from old-school phishing’s broad messages aimed at whoever would take the bait. The holidays are full of potential scenarios that phishers may try and exploit. Phishers are now tailoring their messages to get around spam filters, which can detect high volume and mass-blast emails. Here are four lines spear-phishers are likely to cast these next few weeks in the hope of getting you to bite.”]
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