▲ 675 ▼ The Work Phishing Email Test Was Suddenly Halted (reddthat.com) submitted 6 days ago by sudoshakes@reddthat.com to c/dull_mens_club@lemmy.world 138 comments fedilink hide all child comments Can’t make the wrong people look bad.
[–] ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de 20 points 5 days ago (1 child) ...... That's why you would report the email as a phishing attempt. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] zr0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 5 days ago (1 child) I was maybe just reading the top comment differently, as if they thought the e-mail was legit and now jokingly said to report it, because reporting a legit e-mail about the topic phishing is ironic. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 5 days ago I got ya. But picture an IT department noticing that you just do soooo well on your phishing tests that they're willing to opt you out of training and testing. Because you're special. And you have to click an email link to make it happen. Because the IT department couldn't remove you from testing on their own. If you can't recognize that email as an obvious phishing attempt, may God have mercy on your online soul. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] zr0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 5 days ago (1 child) I was maybe just reading the top comment differently, as if they thought the e-mail was legit and now jokingly said to report it, because reporting a legit e-mail about the topic phishing is ironic. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 5 days ago I got ya. But picture an IT department noticing that you just do soooo well on your phishing tests that they're willing to opt you out of training and testing. Because you're special. And you have to click an email link to make it happen. Because the IT department couldn't remove you from testing on their own. If you can't recognize that email as an obvious phishing attempt, may God have mercy on your online soul. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 5 days ago I got ya. But picture an IT department noticing that you just do soooo well on your phishing tests that they're willing to opt you out of training and testing. Because you're special. And you have to click an email link to make it happen. Because the IT department couldn't remove you from testing on their own. If you can't recognize that email as an obvious phishing attempt, may God have mercy on your online soul. permalink fedilink source parent
