They also believe the intrusion at the White House started off with a phishing email launched from a State Department account that was taken over by Russian hackers, the report says.

Phishing refers to an attack that involves a victim receiving an email that appears to originate from an official institution like a government agency and then entices the victim to click on a link to a malicious website. Usually, for government officials, the hackers use more pointed methods that are referred to as “spear fishing.” The hackers “may go to great lengths to gather specific personal or institutional information in the hope of making the attack more believable and increasing the likelihood of its success,” says Indiana University’s Knowledge Base.


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