In 2021, malicious actors sent phishing emails seemingly from the IRS as part of a ploy to collect victims’ social security and drivers’ license numbers.
You, if you had Too Phishy: "Hmmm, why is this email sender pretending to be the IRS? 🤔"
Who can forget when North Korean hackers hacked into Sony’s network, publishing embarrassing emails, scripts, and even the personal data of Sony employees, all by using a few phishing emails?
You: "Why is this Facebook login link hosted in South Korea? If I click, will I ever get to see The Interview in theaters??"
In 2016, a Russian hacking group known as Fancy Bear hacked into the network of the Democratic National Committee using one simple phishing email.
You: "Why is “Google” telling me to reset my Google password using a bit.ly link? And will this end Democracy as we know it?"