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Phishing Attacks
Deceptive emails, messages, and websites designed to steal credentials or install malware.
15 case studies
Phishing Attacks
2023high
Microsoft Teams External Tenant Phishing: Office Tools Turned Against Employees
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2022high
Twilio: SMS Phishing Harvests Employee Credentials, Reaches 163 Customer Accounts
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2022high
Okta Breach: The Identity Provider That Protects Everyone Gets Compromised
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2020medium
eBay Employee Spear-Phish Leads to Harassment Campaign Against Critics
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2020high
Cosmic Lynx: The Nigerian BEC Gang That Went Upmarket
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2020high
Twitter 2020 Hack: Vishing Internal Employees for Admin Access
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2016critical
Bangladesh Bank: $81 Million Stolen via Forged SWIFT Messages
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2016high
FACC CEO Fraud: Austrian Aerospace Supplier Loses €50 Million to Fake M&A
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2016high
Google Phishing Attack on Podesta Campaign
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2016critical
DNC Hack: Fancy Bear's Spear-Phish Decides an Election Narrative
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2015high
IRS Phishing: $5.8 Billion Lost Annually to Tax Season Email Fraud
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2015critical
Ukraine Power Grid: The First Confirmed Cyber Attack to Kill the Lights
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2015high
Ubiquiti Networks: $46.7 Million Wired to Hong Kong Fraudsters via Email
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2015critical
Anthem Health: 78 Million Patient Records and a Single Phishing Email
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2010critical
Operation Aurora: China's Spear-Phish Against Google and 34 Companies
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Defend against phishing attacks
Practical guides drawn directly from these incidents.