Nasty joke, Security by sense
Couple of days ago i have received this mail from one of my former colleagues the email goes like "This is a love calculator that you will supply it with three of your secret lovers and your name and it will tell you which one is THE ONE".
So as we approaching Valentine day i thought it's good to know who buy roses to ;) so i navigate to the link.. and entered three of my ex-girlfriends names and my name in the appropriate box and before clicking submit i suddenly got this feeling that there's something wrong.. i reviewed what i have did.. i disclosed important information to unknown web site and it just didn't feel right i thought maybe this will submit the names to database or send them to someone.
so i kept the girls names and changed my name to fake name and click submit and as i expected the redirect-to page saying
Oops... You have been fooled! !!!!
The names off your secret loves you typed on the last page has been sent to: ********** at ************@gmail.com
She or He knows all your secret-crushes now !!!
So as i submited with my name faked the one who tried to fool me end up with three real names but he does't know to whom they belong.
Now as a Developer reads hundreds of article and involved in the software biz that all focused on security i was inches to disclose my personal affairs very easily.
That's give you the idea of how phishing and impersonation breakthrough and how the human factor is the weakest in the security chain.
Last thing could you sue someone if he sends you such links?
http://www.secret-loves.com/index.php?pagina=participate