{"id":6999,"date":"2022-06-18T20:40:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-18T15:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kratikal.com\/blog\/?p=926"},"modified":"2024-08-12T12:06:06","modified_gmt":"2024-08-12T06:36:06","slug":"impersonation-attacks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/impersonation-attacks\/","title":{"rendered":"Impersonation Attacks Led By Email Phishing and Spoofing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #414141;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cAmong all the email impersonation attacks in 2020, <\/span><\/i><b><i>50% were phishing<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><\/i><b><i>36% were scamming<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><\/i><b><i>12% were BEC<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and <\/span><\/i><b><i>2% were extortion<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/p><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 ez-toc-wrap-center counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #414141;color:#414141\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #414141;color:#414141\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" 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class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/impersonation-attacks\/#Targeting_the_victim\" >Targeting the victim<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/impersonation-attacks\/#Book_a_Free_Demo_Call_with_Our_People_Security_Expert\" >Book a Free Demo Call with Our People Security Expert<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/impersonation-attacks\/#Enter_your_details\" >Enter your details<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/impersonation-attacks\/#Building_Trust\" >Building Trust<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/impersonation-attacks\/#Deploying_the_attack\" >Deploying the attack<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/impersonation-attacks\/#Types_of_Email_Impersonation_Attacks\" >Types of Email Impersonation Attacks<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/impersonation-attacks\/#CEO_Fraud\" >CEO Fraud<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/impersonation-attacks\/#Business_Email_Compromise\" >Business Email Compromise<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/impersonation-attacks\/#Whaling\" >Whaling<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/impersonation-attacks\/#Why_is_Impersonation_Attacks_Hard_to_Detect\" >Why is Impersonation Attacks Hard to Detect?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/impersonation-attacks\/#How_to_Prevent_Impersonation_Attacks\" >How to Prevent Impersonation Attacks?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/impersonation-attacks\/#Providing_Cybersecurity_Awareness_and_Training_to_Employees\" >Providing Cybersecurity Awareness and Training to Employees<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/impersonation-attacks\/#Building_a_Cyber_Resilience_Strategy\" >Building a Cyber Resilience Strategy<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/impersonation-attacks\/#Business_Contingency_Plan\" >Business Contingency Plan<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/impersonation-attacks\/#Cybersecurity_Awareness_and_Resilience_are_the_Resolutions\" >Cybersecurity Awareness and Resilience are the Resolutions<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Source: <\/span><span style=\"color: #183994;\"><a style=\"color: #183994;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.statista.com\/statistics\/1253262\/spear-phishing-attack-trends\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Statista<\/b><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">The word \u2018impersonation\u2019 refers to the act of pretending to be another person for a purpose or fraud. Impersonation attacks are a form of cyber-attack where attackers send emails that attempt to impersonate an individual or company to gain access to sensitive and confidential information. One of the most popular forms of impersonation attacks is CEO fraud, or <span style=\"color: #183994;\"><a style=\"color: #183994;\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/bec-attack\/\"><strong>business email compromise<\/strong><\/a><\/span> (BEC).<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Over one-third of the organizations saw an increase in the number of attackers trying to gain access to sensitive and confidential information. This includes the theft of sensitive intellectual property or login credentials via <\/span><span style=\"color: #183994;\"><a style=\"color: #183994;\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/email-spoofing\/\"><b>email spoofing<\/b><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Globally, <\/span><b>BEC attacks caused $1.8 billion<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of <\/span><span style=\"color: #183994;\"><a style=\"color: #183994;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ic3.gov\/Media\/PDF\/AnnualReport\/2020_IC3Report.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>financial loss in 2020<\/b><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, resulting in businesses losing valuable data, customers, and money in the process. In 2021, <\/span><b>94% of organizations have experienced phishing attacks. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Additionally as per the<\/span> <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20210713005123\/en\/94-Of-Organizations-Have-Suffered-Insider-Data-Breaches-Egress-Research-Reveals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b><span style=\"color: #183994;\">Business Wire<\/span><\/b><\/a><b>, 45% of organizations witnessing a visible increase in spear-phishing attacks<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with malicious URLs.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n      @media print, screen and (max-width: 63.99875em){\n      .tnp-submit\n      width: 48%;\n      }\n      .wp-block-tnp-minimal{\n      padding: 20px;\n      }\n      .blog_para\n      margin-top: 4px !important;\n      line-height: 25px !important;\n      font-size: 15px !important;\n      }\n\n      }\n      .blog_para{\n      font-family: jost,sans-serif;\n      margin-top: 14px;\n      margin-bottom: 30px;\n      color: #fff;\n      font-size: 15px !important;\n      color: black !important;\n\n      }\n\n      .wp-block-tnp-minimal{\n      padding:20px;\n      border: 1px solid grey;\n      }\n\n      .tnp-submit a{\n        background: #1d58c7!important;\n    border-radius: 5px!important;\n    text-transform: inherit!important;\n    padding: 8px 25px!important;\n    font-weight: 600!important;\n    color: #fff!important;\n    width: 30%!important;\n    border: none;\n      }\n\n      .blog_get{\n      font-size: 24px !important;\n      font-weight: 700;\n      padding-bottom: 0px;\n    font-family: 'Poppins' !important;\n      margin-bottom: 0px;\n      margin-top: 0px;\n      margin-bottom: 0px !important;\n      color: white;\n          line-height: 30px;\n          color: white;\n      }\n      .row{\n             display: flex;\n    flex-wrap: wrap;\n    flex-direction: row;\n    padding: 25px 0px 25px 36px;\n    align-items: center;\n\n      }\n\n.colLeft{\n         flex-basis:50%;\n    -webkit-box-flex: 0;\n    flex-grow: 0;\n    max-width: 50%;\n    color: white;\n}\n    \n .colRight{\n       flex-basis: 45%;\n    -webkit-box-flex: 0;\n    flex-grow: 0;\n    max-width: 50%;\n }\n\n.tnp-subscription-minimal{\n    float: right;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div style=\"max-width: 741px; margin: 0 auto; background-image: url('https:\/\/awareness.threatcop.ai\/marketing\/linkedinlowerbanner.webp'); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: cover; background-position: center; \">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"colLeft\">\n<p class=\"blog_get\" style=\"font-family: 'Poppins' !important; color: white !important\">Subscribe to Our Newsletter On Linkedin<\/p>\n<p class=\"blog_para\" style=\"font-size: 16px;font-family: 'Poppins' !important; color: white !important; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 28px;line-height: 25px;\">Sign up to Stay Tuned with the Latest Cyber Security News and Updates<\/p>\n\n<div>\n<div class=\"tnp\" style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\">\n            <form action=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/newsletter-thank-you\" method=\"get\" target=\"_blank\">\n<div class=\"tnp-submit\">\n                  <a class=\"libutton\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/build-relation\/newsletter-follow?entityUrn=7062043746430783488\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Subscribe<\/a><\/div>\n<\/form><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"colRight\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"tnp tnp-subscription-minimal \">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/awareness.threatcop.ai\/marketing\/newsletter-icon.webp\" class=\"img-fluid\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_an_Impersonation_Attack\"><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">What is an Impersonation Attack?<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Impersonation attacks are a form of social engineering attack where attackers use manipulation to access information. The impersonation attack involves cybercriminals imitating a trusted individual or an organization to steal sensitive data or money from the targeted organization.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Email spoofing is the primary mechanism for carrying out impersonation attacks. The primary objective of these attacks is to get private data or monetary benefits by faking emails or individuals. These attacks are highly dependent on <\/span><span style=\"color: #183994;\"><a style=\"color: #183994;\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/social-engineering-attack\/\"><b>social engineering<\/b><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> tactics.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Emails are the prime medium for carrying out impersonation attacks.&nbsp; Most of the time, cybercriminals impersonate CEOs or C-suite executives. This includes the email ID as well the content of the email body. The <span style=\"color: #183994;\"><a style=\"color: #183994;\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/email-impersonation\/\"><strong>email impersonation attack<\/strong><\/a><\/span> is done via one of the following.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Free email account for spoofing<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Cousin domain spoofing<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Sender\u2019s Forged Envelope\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Sender\u2019s Forged Header<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Compromised Email Account<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_Email_Impersonation_Attack_is_Carried_Out\"><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">How Email Impersonation Attack is Carried Out?<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Targeting_the_victim\"><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Targeting the victim<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">The most important step in deploying a successful impersonation attack is doing background research on the target victim. In this era of technology, finding someone\u2019s personal information is a pretty easy task. Social networking platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, etc., are some of the media that can provide victims\u2019 personal information.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html lang=\"en\">\n\n<head>\n    <meta charset=\"UTF-8\">\n    <meta http-equiv=\"X-UA-Compatible\" content=\"IE=edge\">\n    <meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0\">\n    <title>Document<\/title>\n<\/head>\n\n<style>\n    .interestedBtn {\n        width: 80% !important;\n        box-sizing: border-box !important;\n        display: inline-block !important;\n        padding: 11px !important;\n        border: 1px !important;\n        border-color: #ddd !important;\n        margin-top: 10px !important;\n        background-color: #183e8b !important;\n        background-image: none !important;\n        text-shadow: none !important;\n        color: #fff !important;\n        font-size: 14px !important;\n        line-height: 20px !important;\n        border-radius: 5px !important;\n        margin: 0 !important;\n        cursor: pointer !important;\n        box-shadow: 0px 4.66px 22.99px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10);;\n    }\n\n\n        .formSec .formSecTwo{\n            padding-top: 15px !important;\n            margin-bottom: 30px !important;\n        }\n\n\n    .tnp-email {\n        width: 80% !important;\n        box-sizing: border-box;\n        padding: 8px 10px;\n        display: inline-block;\n        border: 1px solid #ced4da;\n        background: #fff;\n        color: #000 !important;\n        font-size: 13px;\n        line-height: 20px;\n        border-radius: 2px;\n        padding-right: 30px;\n        margin-bottom: 0px;\n    }\n\n    .formSec {\n        border: 1px solid #ced4da;\n        float: left !important;\n        width: 55% !important;\n    }\n\n    .mainBox {\n       \/* border: 1px solid #183e8b;*\/\n         background: white;\n        max-width: 600px !important;\n        margin: 0 auto !important;\n        padding: 20px !important;\n        font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif !important;\n    }\n\n    .boxDiv {\n        display: flex !important;\n    }\n\n    .boxConsult {\n        float: left !important;\n        width: 45% !important;\n        padding: 10px !important;\n    }\n\n    .formSecTwo {\n        text-align:center !important;\n        width: 100% !important;\n    }\n\n    .formHeading {\n        font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\n        margin-top: 0px;\n        font-weight: 700;\n        line-height: 25px;\n        font-size: 18px !important;\n        \n       margin-bottom: 60px !important;\n       color: #000!important;\n          margin-top: 5px !important;\n    }\n\n    .fieldHeading {\n        margin: 0 !important;\n        font-size: 13px !important;\n        text-align: left !important;\n        margin: 0px 39px 2px 93px !important;\n        font-weight: 500 !important;\n    }\n\n    .image {\n        max-width:90% !important;\n        height: auto !important;\n    }\n\n     .email-icon {\n            position: absolute;\n            right: 50px;\n             top: 20px;\n            transform: translateY(-50%);\n            pointer-events: none; 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color: #000000;\">Once the attacker gets his hands on the required information, the next step is to build a relationship of trust with the victim. The attacker will impersonate someone who knows the victim.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Deploying_the_attack\"><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Deploying the attack<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Once the attacker builds up a relationship of trust with the victim, attacks are deployed by majorly using three tactics. They are-<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>By Registering a look-alike Email Domain:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The threat actor registers an email domain that is similar to the actual email domain and creates a new email ID using a name that is similar to the name of the person who is being impersonated.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Manipulating the Display Name: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The majority of mobile email clients only display the name of the sender, thus making it very easy for the attacker to edit the display name and manipulate the victim. However, in desktop email clients, both the display name and email ID of the receiver are shown, and thus, this attack methodology is not very successful.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Using a Free Email Account:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Attackers send messages through free email accounts such as Gmail, Yahoo, etc. The sender indicates that the victim has been locked out of their official account and needs immediate help to get the task done.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image wp-image-10652 size-full\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"766\" height=\"522\" src=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/image-2.png\" alt=\"Social Engineering: Impersonation \" class=\"wp-image-10652\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Social Engineering: Impersonation <\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Types_of_Email_Impersonation_Attacks\"><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Types of Email Impersonation Attacks<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"CEO_Fraud\"><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">CEO Fraud<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">In this type of attack, the cybercriminals impersonate the executives of the organization, namely the CEO. They target a CEO, carry out research on them, and then create a spoofed email that contains a command\/request for their employees. Thus, employees carry out the designated tasks which would cause a loss of data or money for the organization.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Business_Email_Compromise\"><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Business Email Compromise<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">In this type of cyber attack, the cybercriminals target C-level employees or a business altogether. The threat actors defraud the target companies by luring them to make wire transfer payments. The email accounts of these targets are usually publicly available which makes it easy for cybercriminals.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Whaling\"><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Whaling<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">This type of attack is highly dependent on <span style=\"color: #183994;\"><a style=\"color: #183994;\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/social-engineering-attack\/\"><strong>social engineering tactics<\/strong><\/a><\/span> to gather personal or organizational information. The attack vectors for whaling are <span style=\"color: #183994;\"><a style=\"color: #183994;\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/prevent-email-spoofing\/\"><strong>email spoofing<\/strong><\/a><\/span> and content impersonation. The whaling attack involves the use of a malicious website, where threat actors record the credentials of the targeted individuals.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_is_Impersonation_Attacks_Hard_to_Detect\"><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Why is Impersonation Attacks Hard to Detect?<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">The nature of impersonation attacks is that either the email domain is spoofed or the content of the email is spoofed. The only distinction between all kinds of email-based attacks is that it doesn\u2019t contain malware.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Cybercriminals are social engineering experts<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, who have excellent manipulating skills to gain the trust of targeted employees of an organization. Along with that, <\/span><b>cybercriminals often conduct extensive research on the targeted individuals<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to get to know everything and find \u2018<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">pressure points\u2019<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. These pressure points are kind of triggers that lure users into revealing information.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thus, <\/span><b>they use all the information to create a fake email account with a message that seems authentic.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> They create the message in such a way that the targeted user is compelled to share sensitive information or make monetary transactions.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-image-9597\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"498\" height=\"273\" src=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/donald-trump-impersonation.gif\" alt=\"donald trump impersonation\" class=\"wp-image-9597\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Donald Trump Impersonation<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Prevent_Impersonation_Attacks\"><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">How to Prevent Impersonation Attacks?<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Providing_Cybersecurity_Awareness_and_Training_to_Employees\"><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Providing Cybersecurity Awareness and Training to Employees<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Organizations should take the initiative to provide proactive cyber <span style=\"color: #183994;\"><a style=\"color: #183994;\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/security-awareness-training-for-employees\/\"><strong>security awareness training<\/strong><\/a><\/span> to their employees. Cyber security awareness and training tools such as <span style=\"color: #183994;\"><strong>TSAT<\/strong><\/span>, <\/span><b>enable employees to learn about cyber-attack methodologies and the different ways in which these attacks can be deployed on them.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Building_a_Cyber_Resilience_Strategy\"><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Building a Cyber Resilience Strategy<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is important to build a cyber resilience strategy that can help in <\/span><b>enhancing the cyber security of the organization<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> including <\/span><b>email domain security, web security, network security, endpoint security,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as well as data backup and recovery.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Business_Contingency_Plan\"><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Business Contingency Plan<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Each business must <\/span><b>formulate a business contingency plan<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in case your organization suffers from an unexpected event or situation. The purpose of a business contingency plan is <\/span><b>to establish a strategic framework and response mechanism to recover from a cyber attack.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Cybersecurity_Awareness_and_Resilience_are_the_Resolutions\"><\/span><strong>Cybersecurity Awareness and Resilience are the Resolutions<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Awareness is a key element to strengthening the first line of defense that are humans<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The <\/span><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/benefits-and-purpose-of-security-awareness-training\/\"><b><span style=\"color: #183994;\">purpose of employee awareness training<\/span><\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is to educate employees to defend themselves against impersonation attacks. Cybercriminals can manipulate targeted employees if they are not <\/span><b>well-informed about the attack vectors<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> through which cyber attacks could take place. They must also <\/span><b>learn the necessary actions that should be taken to increase the cyber resilience of an organization<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When you procure a domain for your company, you must also <\/span><b>employ an <\/b><span style=\"color: #183994;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #183994;\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/how-to-implement-dmarc\/\">email security tool<\/a><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. There are various aspects of email security tools. One can be the \u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/threatcop-phishing-incident-response\"><b><span style=\"color: #183994;\">Threat Alert Button<\/span><\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d, which <\/span><b>empowers employees to report suspicious emails<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Another prominent and technical solution is to employ email authentication standards such as \u201c<\/span><span style=\"color: #183994;\"><b>DMARC<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d, which <\/span><b>adds another layer of security<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the form of SPF and DKIM protocols.&nbsp; You need to cyber aware your employees using <span style=\"color: #183994;\"><strong>TSAT<\/strong><\/span> and secure your email domain by using <span style=\"color: #183994;\"><a style=\"color: #183994;\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/tdmarc\"><strong>TDMARC<\/strong><\/a><\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cAmong all the email impersonation attacks in 2020, 50% were phishing, 36% were scamming, 12% were BEC, and 2% were extortion\u201d (Source: Statista) The word \u2018impersonation\u2019 refers to the act of pretending to be another person for a purpose or fraud. 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