The FBI and Secret Service are investigating a cyber attack on the largest bank in the United States, JP Morgan. ABC News reports:
What was the “hack” used in this advanced attack? SANS Institute, the cyber security research and training organization reports:
You will not be surprised to learn that this attack, like many such attacks these days, began with a carefully and artfully crafted bait message sent via e-mail.
Elaborate security defeated with a deceptive email – spearphishing. Spearphishing is nothing more than deception perpetrated in email. It is easy to deceive email recipients. Letting users decide which emails to trust is dangerous. Using SP Guard, IT can determine a list of trusted senders and provide this information to staff in a simple and highly effective manner. You can contact us using our online form.