Phishing for Credit 218
An anonymous reader writes "Two graduate students at Indiana University conducted a phishing study to
determine how readily students will give up personal information if
the phishing emails appear to come from close friends. Using only
publicly available
information, they sent out emails to students asking them to click a
link that required username/password information. Needless to say,
the study has generated lots of attention on campus. The student
newspaper has the story
and the researchers have created a blog where the participants can vent."
Dear Friend (Score:4, Funny)
Can you please click on this link [nzbest.com]?
Yours Truly Friendly,
Close Friend
Your slashdot session has expired (Score:4, Funny)
Nickname:
Password:
Heh (Score:5, Funny)
This would make a nice change from the usual celebrity-in-trouble "apologies", where they go on the Tonight Show, bite their lips and look downcast and assure us "I'm very, deeply, truly sorry..."
Instead we can get, "Jay, I have created a blog where people can vent."
Study extension (Score:5, Funny)
After such a successful research on phishing, our two friends have decided to tackle a new study: test how much load e-commerce sites can handle, and how much money ATMs can usually deliver on any given day.
well (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Your slashdot session has expired (Score:4, Funny)
passw.....wait a second!
DAMN YOU!
Re:Your slashdot session has expired (Score:3, Funny)
Password: Freely
In other news (Score:3, Funny)
Hey (Score:2, Funny)
Oh wait.
Oh the brainsss! (Score:3, Funny)
Someone posted that on the blog. I think he/she should feel foolish rather than feel betrayed. Or that should be read as "I am so fucking dumb that i cannot believe i did what i did".
Re:Your slashdot session has expired (Score:3, Funny)
<Cthon98> hey, if you type in your pw, it will show as stars
<Cthon98> ********* see!
<AzureDiamond> hunter2
<AzureDiamond> doesnt look like stars to me
<Cthon98> <AzureDiamond> *******
<Cthon98> thats what I see
<AzureDiamond> oh, really?
<Cthon98> Absolutely
<AzureDiamond> you can go hunter2 my hunter2-ing hunter2
<AzureDiamond> haha, does that look funny to you?
<Cthon98> lol, yes. See, when YOU type hunter2, it shows to us as *******
<AzureDiamond> thats neat, I didnt know IRC did that
<Cthon98> yep, no matter how many times you type hunter2, it will show to us as *******
<AzureDiamond> awesome!
<AzureDiamond> wait, how do you know my pw?
<Cthon98> er, I just copy pasted YOUR ******'s and it appears to YOU as hunter2 cause its your pw
<AzureDiamond> oh, ok.
http://bash.org/?244321
Re:Your slashdot session has expired (Score:3, Funny)
Password: ********
Re:Just watch (Score:3, Funny)
Re:I would imagine.. (Score:4, Funny)
So, they magically went back in time to get approval from the ethics committee after getting caught? Shit -- fuck the write-up on the phishing -- describe the time machine!
Re:I see their point, but... (Score:2, Funny)
Any college age person who is fooled by an email o (Score:3, Funny)
Re:I would imagine.. (Score:2, Funny)
Too easy? (Score:5, Funny)
Dear concerned student:
I am a close friend writing to you about your recent experience with a phishing study in which deception was used. I have met with an attorney on this issue who is interested in pursuing a class action lawsuit on behalf of the victims of this study. To participate, please click the link below and provide the following personal information...