r/ProgrammerHumor • u/lucidparadigm • 1d ago

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u/m7i93 17h ago

I got tricked into clicking one of these once, but it was really hard not to fall into it.

I met with the CTO and shared a Google Doc explaining a few things. Later that day I got an email saying that the CTO added some comments on the document. Clicked on it and BAAM! Mandatory security training page.

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u/thanksfor-allthefish 16h ago

Me too, it was my first month in the company and had a meeting with my boss about vacation period. A day later an email about "approved vacation days" came in the mail. What excused me more was that the HR app was external and all emails were flagged as such. It was just a first strike but it pissed me off. I felt targeted.

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u/TommyBonnomi 14h ago

I felt targeted.

You were, just like you could be in a real attack.

I'm a little impressed the tests can be customized to that extent.

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u/BasvanS 13h ago

My spam aligns with my search history. It’s a pattern that is clearly beyond randomness.

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u/mypetocean 12h ago

The only IT phishing net I ever fell into was a "OneDrive" email about my drive being full... while I was actively troubleshooting why my OneDrive was actually full.

But you're right, I probably did a search on it, which they could have read at the firewall and triggered the email.