Phishing for Beginners

That will teach them a lesson: Havas lured potential Orange customers into the phishing trap in France.

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Apparently, so many Internet users still fall into the phising trap that it is worthwhile for telecom providers like Orange to launch an expensive awareness campaign. The necessity can also be described in figures: 95 percent of all cyber attacks are first made possible by human error. 

To raise awareness, Havas Paris recently used fake posters and banners to attract the unwary, who lose their minds as soon as they read phrases like "the first 10,000 customers," "today only," or "unlimited for 100 years. The question of whether 6G Internet is really already available or why so many errors have crept into the ad is beside the point. 

The given link 6g100ans.fr including QR code led to a "friendly" phishing page, which enlightened the baffled visitor and gave him further advice for safe online behavior.

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