How is Spear Phishing used in targeted attacks? Various metho | Cybrary.it

How is Spear Phishing used in targeted attacks?

Various methods can be executed. Common techniques contain:

An attacker sends an email to their victim. That email may contain malicious URLs or files that the victim will be asked to click or open, downloading viruses or ransomware to their machine.
An attacker sends an email that demands the victim to an imitated website in which the victim is requested to deliver private data such as bank account details or access codes.
An attacker pretends as a friend, colleague, manager, or other delegated entity requesting usernames and passwords to get data that they will utilize to exfiltrate data elsewhere.