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Exactly. The term the article should be using for it is "social engineering." It would only take a minimal amount of research to create a legitimate-looking ema
by yalue 14y ago
Exactly. The term the article should be using for it is "social engineering." It would only take a minimal amount of research to create a legitimate-looking email to a Coca-Cola executive or whoever. Emails claiming to contain coupons for free sexual performance enhancers won't exactly work for most people, so a little research isn't a stretch at all.
- tripzilch 14y agoSpear phishing and social engineering are pretty close. Maybe even the same thing, but arrived from a different angle.
- Jabbles 14y agoA well-worded email claiming to contain a PDF CV of an ambitious graduate could easily be opened by a CTO. Or "Check out my blog... (I specialise in Javascript so please turn NoScript off.)" The possibilities of social engineering are scary.
- runejuhl 14y agoYou might want to put a link to your blog somewhere.. :)