{"id":50213,"date":"2015-02-11T20:52:08","date_gmt":"2015-02-11T20:52:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/?p=50213"},"modified":"2015-02-11T20:52:08","modified_gmt":"2015-02-11T20:52:08","slug":"spearphish-attack-nets-17m-3-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/spearphish-attack-nets-17m-3-days\/","title":{"rendered":"SpearPhish Attack Nets $17M in 3 Days"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/br><\/p>\n<p><i><font SIZE=\"2\">A 120 year old company was targeted by a spear-phishing attack that netted $17.2 million.&#8211;PC Pitstop<\/i><\/font><\/p>\n<h4>SpearPhish Attack Nets $17M in 3 Days<\/h4>\n<p>By Stu Sjouwerman, for KnowBe4.com Security Awareness Training<\/p>\n<p>Corporate cybercrime on an international scale has hit one of Omaha\u2019s biggest and oldest companies. 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