Create a Phishing Email

Overview

Phishing emails are a type of social engineering attack often used to steal sensitive data, login credentials, credit card numbers, and establish a foothold in a corporate network. An attacker often masquerades as a trusted entity, which tricks the victim into opening an email attachment, click on a malicious link, or download a potentially harmful program.

Create a phishing email with links to non-existent websites and send this email to a few of your close colleagues. If a link is clicked, inform your colleague on the dangers of phishing emails and the popular social engineering techniques attackers use to trick users.

DO NOT send phishing emails to unknown email addresses, embed malicious links, software downloads, or attachments. Used for educational and awareness purposes only.

Project Recommendations

It is recommended you have familiarity with popular social engineering techniques, formatting of phishing emails, and ethical approach to this project.

Starting Resources & Links

• 5 Common Phishing Techniques – Vade Secure
• Linktracker – For tracking who clicks a link in the email

Recommended Level

Beginner

Project Author Credit: Grant C.

Cybercademy and its affiliates DO NOT take responsibility for any potential consequences and repercussions from this project idea. Please consider the ethical and legal consequences of spreading a phishing email.