Journal 6

Prompt: Can you spot three fake websites and compare the three fake websites to three real websites, plus showcase what makes the fake websites fake?

The first fake domain used in phishing emails that lead to fake websites is called majoritage.com. Given that this is supposedly a Starbucks website, looking at the domain name shows that this is a phishing email. If this was actually a Starbucks email, it would be from a domain similar to starbucks.com. This same email was used to send the Hulu phishing email as well, making this an unsafe sender. In the Hulu email, there are other identifiers making it an unsafe link to click on. First, there are a few misspellings in the bottom line of text. There is also a link to a site called huluvideo.com. Many unsuspecting users would assume this is part of the Hulu website since they are a video streaming service. However, this is not owned by Hulu and is a malicious website. Finally, the Facebook email leads to a fake website prompting users for their credentials. A user can tell this by looking at the sender domain of collab.gpnet.us which is not linked to Facebook in any way. 

Pictures of Phishing Emails & Fake Websites