


Using real compromised mail accounts for sending phishing emails to successfully pass email domain authentication (SPF, DKIM, DMARC).Email topics correspond to the recipient’s responsibilities in the organization, e.g., sending invoices and expense reports to the finance department.Using local language for subject, body, and sender’s name to make it harder for users to identify email as phishing.Some of the attributes of such attacks are: In this blog post, we will discuss steps that can be taken to respond to such a malicious mailing campaign using Microsoft 365 Defender. Spear phishing is a targeted attack by its definition and rely on preliminary reconnaissance, so attackers are ready to spend more time and resources to achieve their targets. Spear phishing campaign is a type of attack where phishing emails are tailored to specific organization, organization’s department, or even specific person.
