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An attacker sends an email to John (the CEO of a company) with a link that routes to a malicious website. What type of attack is going on?
Vishing
Spear phishing
Phishing
Whaling
Whaling is a directed phishing attack on Senior Executives and high-level targets in an organization ***Comment: Both Whaling and Spear Phishing are valid answers. Spear Phishing targets anyone, allowing the CEO to be a target of both Whaling and Spear Phishing as they are ALSO a high-level target.
EDIT: Edited the question so it's phrased better. Edited the answer, since I'd say this is a case of "spear phishing". See https://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/us/security/news/cyber-attacks/spear-phishing-101-what-is-spear-phishing: "Spear phishing focuses on specific individuals or employees within an organization and social media accounts such as Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn to specifically customize accurate and compelling emails. These emails contain infected attachments and links. Once the link is opened, it executes malware that leads the target to a specific website. The attackers can then establish their networks and move forward with the targeted attack.".
The fact that this mail is targeted at someone makes this a case of "spear phishing", not the more general "phising".
Edit: It's targeted at a senior executive, so it's whaling.
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