{"id":1247,"date":"2022-04-21T16:55:14","date_gmt":"2022-04-21T21:55:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.uthscsa.edu\/phishbowl\/?p=1247"},"modified":"2022-04-21T16:55:14","modified_gmt":"2022-04-21T21:55:14","slug":"confidential-password-notification","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.uthscsa.edu\/phishbowl\/uncategorized\/1247\/","title":{"rendered":"Confidential &#8211; Password Notification"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This email is an attempt to trick the recipient into clicking on a link, by stating their password will expire soon. It uses the &#8220;urgency&#8221; of the recipient&#8217;s password expiring to persuade the recipient to act quickly. 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