Phishing and spam

A victim receives a phone call where a person is attempting to elicit information from them

• Smishing

• Invoice Scam

• SPIM

• Spear Phishing

A victim receives a bill for a service they did not receive or want 

• Whaling

• SPIM

• Invoice Scam

• Smishing

Spam that is sent through social media apps like Facebook, Instagram, etc…

• SPIM

• Smishing

• Whaling

• Spear Phishing

A spear phishing attack that is specific towards a high profile target 

• Spear Phishing

• SPIM

• Whaling

• Invoice Scam

Phishing attack that is directed towards specific individuals 

• Spear Phishing

• Whaling

• SPIM

• Smishing

When a malicious actor is attempting to illicit information from a victim, what types of information might they be trying to obtain?

• Mother’s maiden name

• Addresses

• Credit card information

• Birthdays

• All of these

Phishing is the attempt to illicit information from a victim

• True

• false

Spam can be a way to mass send out phishing attempts. 

• true

• false

is unsolicited email, instant messages, or social media messages

• Spam

• unsolicited messages

• junk email

• all of these

One of the first steps you should take to identify a phishing website is to look at the URL.

• true

• false