Openen van malware is geen phishing. Bedoeld wordt een targeted attack Openen van malware is inderdaad geen phishing, wel spear phishing: Spear phishing continues to be a favored means by APT attackers to infiltrate target networks. In a typical spear-phishing attack, a specially crafted email is sent to specific individuals from a target organization. The recipients are convinced through clever and relevant social engineering tactics to either download a malicious file attachment or to click a link to a malware- or an exploit-laden site, starting a compromise http://www.trendmicro.com/cloud-content/us/pdfs/security-intelligence/white-papers/wp-spear-phishing-email-most-favored-apt-attack-bait.pdf Groups also continue to rely on spear-phishing emails that leverage popular news stories. The recent tragic disappearance of flight MH 370 is no exception. This post will examine multiple instances from different threat groups, all using spear-phishing messages and leveraging the disappearance of Flight 370 as ...