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Create a Phishing Email

Develop a phishing email and see if you can trick some of your close friends into clicking one of dummy links. Inform your friends on the risks of phishing emails if the links have been clicked. Used for the purpose of learning – DO NOT spread real viruses, link to malicious websites, or anything considered illegal.

social-engineering awareness offensive

Overview

Phishing emails are a type of social engineering attack often used to steal sensitive data, login credentials, credit card numbers, and establish a foothold in a corporate network. An attacker often masquerades as a trusted entity, which tricks the victim into opening an email attachment, click on a malicious link, or download a potentially harmful program.

Create a phishing email with links to non-existent websites and send this email to a few of your close colleagues. If a link is clicked, inform your colleague on the dangers of phishing emails and the popular social engineering techniques attackers use to trick users.

DO NOT send phishing emails to unknown email addresses, embed malicious links, software downloads, or attachments. Used for educational and awareness purposes only.

Project Recommendations

It is recommended you have familiarity with popular social engineering techniques, formatting of phishing emails, and ethical approach to this project.

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Cybercademy and its affiliates DO NOT take responsibility for any potential consequences and repercussions from this project idea. Please consider the ethical and legal consequences of spreading a phishing email.