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Trevor_Rusher
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Community ManagerMicrosoft Security Fun Friday Week 5! This week's game- Spot the Phish!
Hey there Security Tech Community! We're back with Week 5 of our Security Fun Fridays. This week's game is Spot the Phish! Phishing is a very common cyberattack that typically targets emails and lures victims to click phony hyperlinks that share their personal information. Below I will post 3 screenshots of example Phishing Attacks and I want you to identify the most OBVIOUS ISSUE in each one. The first 2 people to respond in the comments with all 3 correct answers will earn our new "Microsoft Security Star" Badge to add to their profile. I will give everyone until Wednesday 3/19 to guess before I reveal the correct answers and award the badges (so even if 2 people answer before you, they may not be correct). Good luck!
Note: This badge is only given out during Fun Friday games or by being an outstanding member of the community, so it is very exclusive!
SPOT THE PHISH!
Screenshot 1Screenshot 2Screenshot 3
1. MS Support Email address is wrong, with some impersonation, 2. Writing Style casual and wordings like "Due to that" 3. Tunes payment should be iTunes 4. Spaces between wordings unusual
#1: The from address isn't believable for a dedicated Microsoft support account
#2: The "Tunes payment" link text is missing the "i"
#3: This is the toughest of the three. I have to go with "general nonsense" as the most obvious. I can prevent my password from expiring by clicking a link? This sort of implies this is an inactivity warning, not an expiration.
