“It works because you feel like you’re suddenly included in an important conversation.”
A LancasterOnline reporter got a phishing email from a convicted fraudster who had threatened to sue the paper over his story. Kidan’s Outlook account had been hijacked and fired at his contact list. Proofpoint counts more than 90 million thread hijacking messages in five years. No urgency, no threats, just a fake Office 365 login and your own nosiness doing the work.