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Phishing Tests Are Getting Downright Mean

Phishing Tests Are Getting Downright Mean

Update: 2025-02-101
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Phishing scams are growing increasingly sophisticated, and IT departments seeking to help people outfox them are throwing sensational test traps at their employees and students. But as WSJ reporter Robert McMillan says, some of those who fall for them say the tests have gone too far (“free football tickets, anyone?”). Plus, AI reporter Belle Lin on how big tech wants to solve AI’s hallucinations using hard math.




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Phishing Tests Are Getting Downright Mean

Phishing Tests Are Getting Downright Mean

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