Computer vision to detect phishing attacks
A few months ago, the Exploratorium in San Francisco had its network compromised due to a phishing attack. An employee hurriedly filled out her credentials in what looked like a Google Docs sign-in but was actually a hacker's fake site. The hacker then used her credentials to steal 54 other employee passwords. Current solutions to phishing are limited to forcing employees to attend training to spot these hacks and attempting to judge the URL's reputation. People don't have time to pay attention to every url they click. This is especially true when faced with deadlines. Even the technical…
Computer vision to detect phishing attacks launched on December 15, 2016 with 12 votes, #1,505 of 3,449 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches.
In plain words
Off The Hook is a browser extension that uses computer vision to detect phishing attacks by visually inspecting webpages in real time. It targets employees and organizations vulnerable to credential-stealing scams that fool traditional URL reputation checks. The tool proactively identifies fake login pages and similar phishing tactics that evade current security training and technical defenses.
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A few months ago, the Exploratorium in San Francisco had its network compromised due to a phishing attack. An employee hurriedly filled out her credentials in what looked like a Google Docs sign-in but was actually a hacker's fake site. The hacker then used her credentials to steal 54 other employee passwords.…
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