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water hole attack

May 6, 2013

SECURITY

Watering Hole Attacks an Attractive Alternative to Spear Phishing

2 min read

“Watering Hole” attacks, as evidenced by the recent attack involving the U.S. Department of Labor, are becoming increasingly popular as alternatives to attacks such as Spear Phishing. In a “Watering Hole” attack, the attacker compromises a site likely to be visited by a particular target group, rather than attacking the target group directly. Eventually, someone from […]