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From: john larkin <jl@650pot.com>
Newsgroups: sci.electronics.design
Subject: Re: Phishing
Date: Thu, 05 Sep 2024 15:11:42 -0700
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On Thu, 5 Sep 2024 12:11:24 -0700, Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid>
wrote:

>I'm checking my "deflected" incoming mail to see if anything that
>*should* have been allowed through was mistakenly diverted
>(false positive).
>
>I see a fair number of phishing attempts on my "public" accounts.
>But, all are trivially identified as such.
>
>So, how is it that folks (organizations) are so often deceived
>by these things?  Are users just lazy?  Would it be more helpful
>to have mail clients make it HARDER to activate an embedded
>URL or "potentially compromised" attachment?
>
>Or, will the stupidity of users adapt, accordingly?

Outlook will apparently send anything through, even obvious phishing
ploys.