From the course: Ethical Hacking: Social Engineering

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Using email and websites in social engineering

Using email and websites in social engineering

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Using email and websites in social engineering

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- [Presenter] Social engineering is at the root of many techniques, which can include phishing, popups and fake websites. Phishing and pharming techniques send out massive emails. Phishing emails bait victims to click to claim a prize, sign up for a special program or sign in to check account information. The message appears urgent and requires a quick response. One in 10 individuals will respond. Here we see a fake email. I've created this to look like an IRS request. Now the email message can contain links to bogus websites with the hopes of getting the victim to click on the link and act. Here we see Get Started, which will most likely be a link to a fake IRS site. There, the hacker tries to get someone to enter personal information. The best advice is don't click on any link. If after reading this you're concerned, go directly to the website. Dangerous websites are also a tool cyber criminals use. They create…

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