olemus
kaalukate andmete õngitsemine ja/või petuskeem:
ründe ohvriks on "suur kala"
(tippjuht, poliitik, lavatäht) ja
petuteksti stiil arvestab ohvri rolli, olles näiteks
- kliendi kaebus
- kohtukutse
- sisemine märgukiri

ülevaateid
https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/guidance/whaling-how-it-works-and-what-your-organisation-can-do-about-it

https://www.varonis.com/blog/whaling-attack/

https://me-en.kaspersky.com/resource-center/definitions/what-is-a-whaling-attack

näiteid
https://blog.wei.com/3-real-cases-of-whaling-as-an-enterprise-security-threat

tõrje
https://www.jdltech.com/admin/assets/userfiles/file/Articles/Article%20-%20Whaling%20Attacks%20and%20Tips%20for%20Prevention.pdf

https://www.digicert.com/blog/how-to-avoid-whaling-attacks/

https://www.marconet.com/blog/cyber-whaling-attack

https://guardiandigital.com/blog/what-is-whaling