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This Phishing Email... What Is The IP?
Security Networking
1 day ago 163.1K views 1 shares
This Phishing Email... What Is The IP?
When the scammers are so bad at their job they give you an IP address that doesn't even exist. 91.684.353.482? Each octet in an IPv4 address maxes out at 255, but these geniuses went full "let's just mash numbers on the keyboard" mode. It's like they're phishing with training wheels on. Props to whoever made this phishing email though – they remembered to add the "Do not share this link" warning in red. Nothing says legitimate security alert like explicitly telling people not to share your sketchy link. Real Coinbase would be so proud. Fun fact: IPv4 addresses are four octets ranging from 0-255, making the valid range 0.0.0.0 to 255.255.255.255. So unless they're trying to pioneer IPv5 with extended ranges, this is just... impressively wrong.

Ultimate Security Update
Security Networking
7 days ago 163.0K views 0 shares
Ultimate Security Update
When your security team's idea of "patching vulnerabilities" is literally cutting off the attack vector. Can't exploit what doesn't exist anymore, right? Just snip that pesky activation link clean off. This is basically the physical embodiment of every "just disable the feature" security fix I've ever shipped under pressure. Sure, the phishing link can't work if users physically cannot click it. Problem solved, ticket closed, moving on. 10/10 would recommend this approach for your next penetration test report. "Mitigated all email-based attacks by removing email functionality."

This Is A Very Good Idea
AWS Security Programming Cloud
17 days ago 368.9K views 0 shares
This Is A Very Good Idea
Nothing says "I've learned nothing from security training" quite like this masterpiece. Dude's planning to spoof AWS billing alerts via SMS and even wants to include a link to the "official AWS dashboard" to make it look legit. Because obviously, the best way to prank your friends is by potentially getting arrested for phishing and identity theft. The real comedy here is thinking your friends won't immediately panic and call their bank, or worse, actually click that link. Then you'll be explaining to HR why half the company reported a security incident that traces back to your phone number. Pro tip: if your prank requires you to clarify "it's not phishing," it's definitely phishing. Also, $50k? That's rookie numbers. If you're gonna fake an AWS bill, at least make it realistic—like $127,483.29 from accidentally leaving a NAT Gateway running in 47 regions.

Information Security Expert
Security Networking
18 days ago 241.2K views 0 shares
Information Security Expert
Your CISO is out here throwing you a parade for dodging phishing emails like you're Neo in The Matrix, meanwhile you've been ignoring company emails for three months because you genuinely can't be bothered. The best security practice is just apathy, apparently. Who needs awareness training when you have chronic email avoidance? The irony is *chef's kiss* – you're technically unhackable if you never open anything in the first place. Task failed successfully, security edition.

30 Years Later - Basically The Same
Security Windows
21 days ago 257.4K views 0 shares
30 Years Later - Basically The Same
The legendary Amish virus from 1996 relied on social engineering to get users to manually delete their own files and spread the "virus" via email. Fast forward to 2026, and we've got sleek verification dialogs asking users to press Windows Button + R, then CTRL + V, then Enter. Spoiler alert: that's probably pasting some malicious command into the Run dialog. Different decade, same psychological exploit—just with better UI design now. We went from floppy disks to cloud infrastructure, from dial-up to fiber optics, from 64MB RAM to 64GB RAM... yet humans remain the most exploitable vulnerability in any system. No patch available, no CVE number assigned, just eternal gullibility. The attack vectors evolved from "delete System32" chain emails to fake CAPTCHA verifications, but the core exploit? Still targeting wetware, not hardware.

Gets Phished By It Anyways
Security
1 month ago 265.4K views 1 shares
Gets Phished By It Anyways
Ah yes, the mandatory security training that starts with good intentions and somehow evolves into a 4-hour PowerPoint odyssey about password hygiene you learned in 2003. You're nodding along for the first 15 minutes, then suddenly you're on slide 247 about the history of phishing attacks dating back to AOL chatrooms. The real kicker? After sitting through this marathon of "don't click suspicious links" and "verify sender addresses," Karen from accounting still clicks on "URGENT: Your Amazon package needs immediate verification" from [email protected] and compromises the entire company's credentials. Security training is like that gym membership—great start, zero follow-through, and somehow you're worse off than before because now you're overconfident.

Passed The Phishing Test
Security Networking
1 month ago 290.4K views 0 shares
Passed The Phishing Test
The ultimate security strategy: if you don't read any emails, you can't fall for phishing. Your boss thinks you're a cybersecurity genius with impeccable threat detection skills, meanwhile your Outlook has been frozen since the Bush administration and you've been communicating exclusively through Slack DMs and hallway ambushes. Zero-click vulnerability? More like zero-open policy. Can't get compromised if you've mentally checked out of corporate email entirely. The IT security team would be horrified if they knew, but hey, technically you passed their test. Task failed successfully.

Phish Or Treat?
Security
4 months ago 305.5K views 1 shares
Phish Or Treat?
Ah, the USB stick disguised as a Kit Kat bar—the perfect metaphor for how social engineering works. Hackers don't need fancy zero-day exploits when they can just wrap malware in something irresistibly familiar. Sure, go ahead, plug that chocolate-looking device into your work computer. Your data will be gone faster than a real Kit Kat in an office break room. Security training budget? Nah, we'd rather spend it on actual Kit Kats.

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The Price Of A Free iPhone
Security Apple
4 months ago 346.2K views 0 shares
The Price Of A Free iPhone
Nothing says "I love my team" like being the reason everyone has to drag themselves to a mandatory 7 AM security training. That coworker who can't resist the shiny "FREE IPHONE" bait is the same person who probably uses "password123" for their bank account. The cat's face perfectly captures the collective disdain of an entire IT department that now has to explain for the 47th time why you shouldn't enter your credentials on random pop-ups. The sunrise isn't beautiful—it's just the cruel reminder that you're awake at an ungodly hour because Dave from accounting thought he was special enough to be randomly selected for a free $1200 phone.

Bulletproof Malicious Email Test
Security Networking Testing
5 months ago 274.2K views 0 shares
Bulletproof Malicious Email Test
Oh. My. GOD! The AUDACITY of IT departments thinking I'm going to waste precious seconds of my life clicking on their little "test" phishing emails! 💅 Honey, I've evolved beyond your security theater—I'm not clicking suspicious links because I'm not clicking ANY links! My inbox is basically a digital cemetery where emails go to DIE. Can't fail the security test if you never open your mail in the first place! *hair flip* It's called EFFICIENCY, sweetheart!

What's Your Identity Theft Name?
Security Programming
5 months ago 328.4K views 0 shares
What's Your Identity Theft Name?
Nothing says "cybersecurity expert" like revealing your email password to generate a cool hacker name! Next up: protect your Bitcoin with your mother's maiden name and the street you grew up on. The perfect security strategy for those who think "Matrix background = elite hacking skills." This is basically every tech-illiterate movie producer's idea of how hacking works. Just type faster and wear a hoodie!

Phishing Attack Immunity Through Digital Hermitage
Security Testing
5 months ago 201.1K views 0 shares
Phishing Attack Immunity Through Digital Hermitage
The ultimate security strategy: complete email avoidance. While companies spend thousands on phishing awareness training, this genius discovered the impenetrable defense—never checking emails at all. Can't fail a phishing test if you're living in digital isolation! Your IT security team hates this one weird trick. Meanwhile, the boss is proudly shaking hands with someone who's not avoiding phishing emails through skill, but through sheer negligence of basic job responsibilities. Task failed successfully!