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Anybody ever had phishing malware talk back them?
Posted on 9/16/25 at 1:55 pm
Posted on 9/16/25 at 1:55 pm
So yesterday I got the classic phishing email archetype with a sketchy attachment from someone I recognized. My standard response is that I will send a separate email to the (hacked) person to advise them they were hacked. Not even to test them, but to alert them (I'd hope people do the same for me).
YESTERDAY, when I sent the email, it sent one back. It responded to my separate email with, "No, I did send that document".
Luckily, it was the phishing where it was encrypted (to avoid GWS scanning) and I realized THAT was second level fishy and just said no mas.
So I just thought this was interesting development in the malware/phishing space that I wasn't sure if y'all had run into yet.
YESTERDAY, when I sent the email, it sent one back. It responded to my separate email with, "No, I did send that document".
Luckily, it was the phishing where it was encrypted (to avoid GWS scanning) and I realized THAT was second level fishy and just said no mas.
So I just thought this was interesting development in the malware/phishing space that I wasn't sure if y'all had run into yet.
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Posted on 9/16/25 at 2:47 pm to SlowFlowPro
yeah, if the hacker has access to the email account then they respond. Always use a different form of communication to respond.
Posted on 9/16/25 at 3:33 pm to SlowFlowPro
None of the people that have my email address has been hit with malware that tries to phish their address book. Maybe most of them listened to me over the years!
When you replied to the email, did you change the subject line? I'd be curious to see if the malware could recognize the "did you send this" email with a simple reply without body of the phishing email and with a different subject line.
When you replied to the email, did you change the subject line? I'd be curious to see if the malware could recognize the "did you send this" email with a simple reply without body of the phishing email and with a different subject line.
Posted on 9/16/25 at 4:11 pm to LemmyLives
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When you replied to the email, did you change the subject line?
I sent a separate email with "Email hacked" as the subject.
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I'd be curious to see if the malware could recognize the "did you send this" email with a simple reply without body of the phishing email and with a different subject line.
I was thinking the same thing but with emails with subjects like the one I sent. I doubt a person actively sent that email.
That's why I made the thread. I've never had the malware write me back.
Posted on 9/16/25 at 4:29 pm to SlowFlowPro
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I sent a separate email with "Email hacked" as the subject.
I haven't read anything like this (malware auto response to people in the user's address book) on any of my security and tech websites.
Does he know how to scan for malware with Malwarebytes, etc.? I'm curious to know what he's infected with.
Posted on 9/16/25 at 4:55 pm to SlowFlowPro
It's all AI now, they are fishing with dynamite. Once they get someone hooked they will transfer it to a call center with literal slave labor working at it.
Crazy stuff
Crazy stuff
Posted on 9/16/25 at 7:09 pm to LemmyLives
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Does he know how to scan for malware with Malwarebytes, etc.? I'm curious to know what he's infected with.
The person who sent was part of an organization and the IT head sent an email later acknowledging the breach.
Should I send him the email exchange?
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I haven't read anything like this (malware auto response to people in the user's address book) on any of my security and tech websites.
I did light googling, saw nothing, and made this thread
Posted on 9/17/25 at 5:14 am to SlowFlowPro
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I sent a separate email with "Email hacked" as the subject.
I bet you "unsubscribe" too and wonder why you get more and more junk
Posted on 9/17/25 at 7:06 am to GrammarKnotsi
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I bet you "unsubscribe" too and wonder why you get more and more junk
I get barely any junk in my primary inbox(es).
This was from a professional in an organization I deal with routinely. I know this person. Nothing ordinary this person sends me would be filtered.
Posted on 9/17/25 at 7:57 am to SlowFlowPro
Malwarebytes or the like will not help. It is not the computer that got hacked, it is the email account. Victim may have clicked a bad link and signed in and that’s all they need. The bad link will steal the password AND the MFA token. They then just login to the mailbox and go to town. It is becoming an epidemic. They will make inbox rules to block responses to the spam they start sending out.
Posted on 9/17/25 at 8:16 am to j1897
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t's all AI now
At what point are you idiots going to stop calling anything with programming, AI? JFC.
Posted on 9/17/25 at 10:12 am to LemmyLives
You need zero coding experience to run a local model that responds to emails.
Posted on 9/17/25 at 10:58 am to LemmyLives
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At what point are you idiots going to stop calling anything with programming, AI? JFC.
This is exactly what an AI would say. Nice try Megan 2.0!
Posted on 9/17/25 at 12:44 pm to SaintEB
Megan was generally in a better mood than I am on TD. 
Posted on 9/23/25 at 6:56 pm to SlowFlowPro
quote:yep. I’ve had to call their cell phone .
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