The Geek Toolbox

Cyber Attacks

Explore the full spectrum of cyber attack types—from phishing and ransomware to DDoS and zero-day exploits. Learn how each threat works, who’s at risk, and how to defend your digital assets. The following attacks will be covered under this category : Phishing Smishing Vishing Spear Phishing Whaling Pretexting Baiting Ransomware Trojans Spyware Adware Rootkits Keyloggers Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) DNS Spoofing DNS Poisoning Session Hijacking Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Zero-Day Exploits Credential & Identity Attacks Password Spraying Credential Stuffing Kerberoasting Cryptojacking Denial of Service Distributed Denial of Service