CEO's Uncharacteristically Kind Email Exposed as Phishing Attempt
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Summary
Employees at a digital marketing firm quickly identified a warm and encouraging email from their CEO as a phishing attempt due to its unusually kind tone and accurate details, which contrasted sharply with the CEO's typical cold demeanor.
Key quotes
· 2 pulled“I’ve never seen anything like this in my life—he even spelled the name of our company correctly.”
“He told everybody to keep up the great work and compli…”
AUSTIN, TX—Arousing suspicion among the digital marketing firm’s employees with its warm and solicitous tone, an encouraging email sent from the account of Pulse of Tomorrow CEO Herb Enman was quickly flagged as a phishing attempt and deleted, sources rep
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