Spear phishing is a targeted cyberattack where criminals impersonate trusted individuals to trick victims into revealing sensitive information. These attacks leverage publicly available data to build credibility and often involve emails, websites, or other communication methods containing malicious links or attachments.

What is Spear Phishing?: (0:35)

How are criminals getting information on their targets?: (1:50)

What can we do to protect ourselves?: (2:20)

Sophisticated Emails: (3:05)

What else should we look for?: (4:05)

Report Fraud and Useful Resources:

Federal Trade Commission (FTC) www.IdentityTheft.gov or 877-438-4338 https://www.bbb.org/scamtrackerhttps://www.bbb.org/article/news-releases/16951-bbb-tip-identity-theft

ITRC - Identity Theft Resource Center: https://www.idtheftcenter.org/

National Cybersecurity Alliance: https://www.staysafeonline.org/

The Hackers News: https://thehackernews.com/

NIST: https://www.nist.gov/

Cisa: https://www.cisa.gov/topics/cybersecurity-best-practices

FTC Free Annual Credit Report: https://www.annualcreditreport.com/gettingReports.action

FIDO2: https://fidoalliance.org/fido2/

Anti-Phishing Working Group: www.apwg.org

Three Credit Agencies: Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion