Scam Alert: Watch Out for Whaling
Imagine you get an email from your CFO on vacation in Florida authorizing you to make an urgent wire transfer to a vendor. The email contains enough personal detail that it seems legitimate, and the vendor is one you know your company uses. So you pull the trigger. The next day, when the CFO gets back, you mention it, but get just a blank look. You contact the vendor, who never received the wire transfer. You've just fallen victim to a "whaling" scam, which are on the rise, according to security vendors. [12/24/15]
