{"id":1743,"date":"2023-11-28T16:06:01","date_gmt":"2023-11-28T22:06:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.uthscsa.edu\/phishbowl\/?p=1743"},"modified":"2023-11-28T16:06:01","modified_gmt":"2023-11-28T22:06:01","slug":"my-name-in-the-subject-line","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.uthscsa.edu\/phishbowl\/uncategorized\/1743\/","title":{"rendered":"My Name in the Subject Line"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>At first glance, this email looks like it came from Dr. Robert Hromas. But on closer inspection, someone is using Dr. Hromas&#8217; name to try to add legitimacy to this phishing attempt. Bad actors use the names of people high up in our organization to get people to quickly respond. They are hoping to catch someone off guard so they will respond without looking too close to the email name. If Jane Ann had responded to this email, she would have received another email with questions or a request to purchase gift cards.<\/p>\n<p>Always look at the address in the &#8220;External Address&#8221; warning to help determine if the email is really coming from the person who&#8217;s name is in the From field.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1745\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.uthscsa.edu\/phishbowl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2023\/11\/20231128MyNameInSubject-1.png\" alt=\"Image of email\" width=\"853\" height=\"312\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.uthscsa.edu\/phishbowl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2023\/11\/20231128MyNameInSubject-1.png 853w, https:\/\/wp.uthscsa.edu\/phishbowl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2023\/11\/20231128MyNameInSubject-1-550x201.png 550w, https:\/\/wp.uthscsa.edu\/phishbowl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2023\/11\/20231128MyNameInSubject-1-800x293.png 800w, https:\/\/wp.uthscsa.edu\/phishbowl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2023\/11\/20231128MyNameInSubject-1-768x281.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At first glance, this email looks like it came from Dr. Robert Hromas. 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