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deepfriedriceyesterday at 11:37 PM1 replyview on HN

I razz CEOs in jest, but my point is: This is an example of a good phishing attempt? ChatGPT could surely find and fix most of the red flags I called out. Perhaps the red flags ensure they don't phish more people than they can productively exploit.


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akerl_yesterday at 11:39 PM

There are certainly phishing attempts that are pixel perfect, but I'd say way more energy tends to go into making phishing websites perfect. The goal of the email is to flip people into action as quickly as possible with as little validation.