How Safe is our Information Online? One Email Changed how I share my data.
On Thanksgiving Monday, I received an email from CIPPIC’s Director, Professor David Fewer, asking me for an urgent favour. The name matched and the tone seemed professional, but something was off—the email had come to my personal email account, not my school account. I immediately realized that it was a phishing attempt. Within a short time, other CIPPIC student interns reported receiving similar messages. This raised a serious question about the source of the information—how did a...
