EP 17 - The Anatomy Of A Phish

Think phishing is just an email from a dodgy prince? Think again.

In this deep-dive episode of Cyber Sense, we launch the first ever Hacker Bob segment (which after this will be in another section on the site called Hacker Bob) with a full forensic teardown of the modern phishing attack — and it’s far more advanced than most people think. From AI-crafted emails that tap into human psychology, to weaponized SVG images and evil proxies that bypass MFA, Hacker Bob walks us through how real cybercriminals design, build, and launch phishing campaigns that work.

We cover:

• How phishers spoof your CEO and manipulate urgency and trust

• Why your antivirus probably won’t save you

• The terrifying magic of evil proxy attacks (yes, they can bypass MFA)

• How attackers embed malicious code inside image files — and why your spam filter might not catch it

• What phishing payloads really do once you click

• How credentials get harvested, sold, and used for ransomware

• And most importantly, what actually deters hackers from sticking around

Whether you're in IT or just someone who uses email, this episode pulls back the curtain on how modern phishing works — and why even the experts still get caught.

Rule #1: Don’t click the link.
Rule #2: Trust no one. Not even your mum.