— Sloth Boss
How do attackers create those fake login pages used in phishing attacks? Many use specialized software like the Social-Engineer Toolkit (SET). This hands-on tutorial walks you through how SET can be used to clone a legitimate website, creating a perfect replica designed to harvest usernames and passwords. By seeing how the attacker's tools work, you gain a much deeper understanding of the threat. This is not about learning to become a black-hat; it's about learning how to recognize the artifacts of an attack. Knowing how easily a convincing fake website can be created will make you far more cautious about clicking links in emails.