Zero-Click Attack vs Spear Phishing Attack
It is important to note that there is a huge difference between the working of zero-click attacks and spear phishing attacks .
Zero-click attacks occur only when an attacker is able to takeover a device remotely after successfully exploiting vulnerabilities in the software and hardware of the phone.
To make this kind of attack successful, an attacker needs to exploit flaws in a device, whereas spear phishing is a social engineering attack where a hacker sends a fraudulent message which is designed to trick a victim into revealing confidential information or to infect their device with a malicious software.
On the other hand, spear phishing attacks are very easy and are often performed but adds uncertainty in any hacking scheme.
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