What Is Barrel Phishing And How To Protect Your Small Business
Bitdefender, Wednesday, August 13th, 2025
Phishing attacks are highly diverse. In the ever-evolving threat landscape, cybercriminals are always improving their tactics to deceive their targets. One of the more subtle tactics is called 'barrel phishing,' or 'double-barrel phishing.'
While traditional phishing email messages might contain an obvious malicious link, barrel phishing is much sneakier, luring you in with a normal, non-threatening message before delivering the payload.
Barrel Phishing Tactics
Barrel phishing is a two-step social engineering tactic where cybercriminals send at least two emails to trick the target into handing over sensitive information and money or installing malware.