Spear Phishing

A targeted phishing attack tailored to a particular person, role, or organization using contextual information to make the message and requested action appear credible.

Category: fraud prevention. Part of the Identity Technologist Glossary — more than 200 practitioner-grade definitions covering identity verification, KYC/AML, biometrics, fraud prevention, and compliance. See all terms at https://identitytechnologist.com/glossary.