{"id":10492,"date":"2021-01-24T09:00:09","date_gmt":"2021-01-24T17:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/socialcatfish.com\/blog\/?p=10492"},"modified":"2021-01-22T11:40:52","modified_gmt":"2021-01-22T19:40:52","slug":"ceo-fraud-phishing-emails-how-does-a-whaling-attack-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/socialcatfish.com\/scamfish\/ceo-fraud-phishing-emails-how-does-a-whaling-attack-work\/","title":{"rendered":"CEO Fraud Phishing Emails: How Does a Whaling Attack Work?"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you’re a CEO<\/a>, a boss, a social media influencer<\/a>, or in a position of a higher power, then this is a scam you need to watch out for. Your employees could be receiving emails with links leading to fake websites, thinking that they are from you. Once they open up these fake websites, they are in for a surprise when there is a form to fill out your business’ very private information. They then wonder if they should trust this form, and most likely they will since the email says it’s from you. Make sure that you let your employees know about this horrifying CEO fraud scam.<\/p>\n

CEO Fraud Phishing Emails: How Does a Whaling Attack Work?<\/h2>\n[aesop_image img=”https:\/\/socialcatfish.com\/scamfish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Workplace-at-office-816665-scaled.jpg” panorama=”off” imgwidth=”100%” align=”center” lightbox=”off” captionsrc=”custom” captionposition=”center” revealfx=”off” overlay_revealfx=”off”]\n

A whaling attack is basically just another term for CEO fraud phishing emails.<\/a> Whaling attacks focus on higher executives with some sort of power, such as a CEO, boss, or an influencer<\/a> of some sort. They usually impersonate the person with higher power and email their employees<\/a> a link to a fake website.<\/a><\/p>\n

On this fake website, it contains a form that asks for the business’ personal and financial information.<\/a> Once the victim puts down the information, the scammer then uses it for their own well being. They can now impersonate the business<\/a> when signing up for credit cards<\/a> and other benefits, while also stealing funds from the business’ bank accounts.<\/a><\/p>\n

Examples of Businesses That Faced Whaling Attacks<\/h2>\n[aesop_image img=”https:\/\/socialcatfish.com\/scamfish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Programming-student-working-on-laptop-473415-scaled.jpg” panorama=”off” imgwidth=”100%” align=”center” lightbox=”off” captionsrc=”custom” captionposition=”center” revealfx=”off” overlay_revealfx=”off”]\n