alt Hacker NewsI don't know the gullibility of the average tech CEO but this doesn't strike me as a very convincing phishing attempt.
* "We've received reports about the latest content" - weird copy
* "which doesn't meet X Terms of Service" - bad grammar lol
* "Important:Simply ..." - no spacing lol
* "Simply removing the content from your page doesn't help your case" - weird tone
* "We've opened a support portal for you " - weird copy
There should so many red flags here if you're a native english speaker.
There are some UX red flags as well, but I admit those are much less noticeable.
* Weird and inconsistent font size/weight
* Massive border radius on the twitter card image (lol)
* Gap sizes are weird/small
* Weird CTA
I think you'll be led astray thinking this is CEO-specific.
The whole theory of phishing, and especially targeted phishing, is to present a scenario that tricks the user into ignoring the red flags. Usually, this is an urgent call to action that something negative will happen, coupled with a tie-in to something that seems legit. In this case, it was referencing a real post that the company had made.
A parallel example is when parents get phone calls saying "hey it's your kid, I took a surprise trip to a tiny island nation and I've been kidnapped, I need you to wire $1000 immediately or they're going to kill me". That interaction is full of red flags, but the psychological hit is massive and people pay out all the time.