Is your company mail secure?
How Criminals Find Your Email and Trick You
This content is for educational purposes only. Misuse is illegal and strictly prohibited. Use responsibly.
Is your company mail secure?
How Criminals Find Your Email and Trick You
This content is for educational purposes only. Misuse is illegal and strictly prohibited. Use responsibly.
Data leaks occur frequently. Have you ever wondered how easy it is for a criminal to exploit such vulnerabilities?
I have.
To understand this process, I investigated how breaches are carried out. It turns out to be simpler than you might think.
First, identify the target company and search for it on LinkedIn. Navigate to the company’s page, then go to the "People" tab to see who works there.
Next, visit the company’s website to look for support emails or use Hunter.io to determine the company's email format.
Additionally, there's an email crawl plugin called Email Hunter that can further simplify this process.
With this information, Criminals can use ChatGPT with the following prompt:
Now that you understand they sent a phishing email, did you know you can spoof an email to make it look like it came from anyone?
You can try it using this website: Emkei.cz. However, remember that pretending to be someone else is illegal and unethical.
Criminals can ask ChatGPT to craft a convincing email, and you can only imagine the potential content they might include.