I’ve fallen for it too and I’m technically a security researcher depending on how you read my job description
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hydration9806@lemmy.ml 3 months agoIt can happen to anyone, even you! All it takes is for you to be a bit tired, stressed, or have a bit of an emotional response and it can quickly spiral.
Hell, even the guy who came up with the term “phishing” clicked a phishing link at the height of his cyber security career and just barely caught himself before providing info.
These people aren’t idiots, they are victims who were tricked.
amanda@aggregatet.org 3 months ago
PlutoniumAcid@lemmy.world 3 months ago
Yes, you are right of course. It’s a sad state of affairs.