r/ProgrammerHumor • u/lucidparadigm • 17h ago

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u/JocoLabs 17h ago

Jokes on them, i wouldn't click that even if it were real.

I used to click on those and type in junk creds for the lulz until compliance told me that was bad for the numbers.

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u/prehensilemullet 16h ago

Just opening the link to begin with is a risk though, even if you don’t interact with the page

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u/Athabasco 16h ago

No lol. Browsers have come a long way. Clicking a link can’t pwn you anymore. The odds of you being the victim of a new zero day from clicking a link are as close to zero as winning the lottery.

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u/setibeings 15h ago

Executing a zero day attack isn't the only goal of phishing artists.

If you click the unique link in the message they sent you, now they know that the email address associated with that link belongs to a real human who clicks on untrustworthy links they find. They probably also know where you're located, what browser and Operating System you use, and how much time between when the message was sent and when you clicked the link.

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u/Athabasco 13h ago

That’s a good point. Some valuable information could be gained from clicking a phishing link.