Phishing is a very real threat —so why does it seem so ridiculous every time you see a story about it? Every time it makes news —or happens in your own workplace— the story is always somewhere along the lines of "Bob from accounting bought $100,000 of gift cards for fake CEO" or "Deborah from HR gave all the company's passwords to someone impersonating her boss."
You always walk wondering just what in the heck these people were thinking… How on earth did they fall for that?
Usually, phishing attempts are clear and broadcast. There's broken English combined with general misattribution of workplace phrases, and it feels like something Nathan Fielder would have attempted to produce as a business venture. "Hello, it's me, your CEO. Sorry I died. I miss you so much." (Reference for those wondering.)
Yet, people fall victim to these phishing attempts every day… But this guy sure wasn't one of them.
Keep reading for the screenshots of this exchange. For more, check out this guy who reported all of the IT Director's emails as phishing attempts after he was forced to endure a 2-hour training as punishment for clicking a fake phishing email.
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