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Ian Campbell 🏴
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@neurovagrant@masto.deoan.org  Β·  activity timestamp 3 days ago

Oh well that's fucking clever. A threat actor is sending out phishing emails pretending to be SendGrid, and explaining that all their emails will include "Support ICE" banners in order to trigger ragebait clicks through to the phishing kit.

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https://www.linkedin.com/posts/simokohonen_ragebait-as-a-phishing-tactic-a-threat-activity-7415349853754638336-gcCu?utm_source=social_share_send&utm_medium=member_desktop_web&rcm=ACoAABIZhqYBjXCQuV7JX7N_3xlpxZY6alHZ77o

Ragebait as a phishing tactic.. a threat actor pretending to be SendGrid is sending out phishing emails with the note: '..We will be adding a "Support ICE" donation button to the footer of every… | Simo Kohonen

Ragebait as a phishing tactic.. a threat actor pretending to be SendGrid is sending out phishing emails with the note: '..We will be adding a "Support ICE" donation button to the footer of every email sent through our platform'. Feels like the de facto way for phishing people was always trying to lure people with something pleasant, like a list of Christmas bonuses for the year - but psychology has known this effect for a long time, i.e. losing $100 hurts more than finding $100 feels good, or in this case, appearing to support ICE hurts more than knowing the bonuses of the IT department feels good. Still, I feel like this is a bit too over the top.. what do you think? πŸ˜†
Screencap showing the phishing email and button.
Screencap showing the phishing email and button.
Screencap showing the phishing email and button.
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@hrbrmstr@mastodon.social replied  Β·  activity timestamp 3 days ago

@neurovagrant #ty for reading the toxic positivity site so i do not have to πŸ™ƒ

and i def tip my hat to those threat actors. brilliant emotional manip!

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