Course 35 - Footprinting and Reconnaissance | Episode 8: From Target Reconnaissance to Phishing Execution
CyberCode Academy
- Published
- May 29, 2026
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- 22:07
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- Last updated
- Jun 10, 2026
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In this lesson, you’ll learn about: social engineering attacks and spear-phishing execution1. What is Social Engineering?A psychological attack techniqueTargets human behavior instead of systemsExploits trust, urgency, and curiosity👉 Goal:Trick the victim into revealing information or executing malicious actions2. Phase 1: Reconnaissance (Information Gat…
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In this lesson, you’ll learn about: social engineering attacks and spear-phishing execution1. What is Social Engineering?A psychological attack techniqueTargets human behavior instead of systemsExploits trust, urgency, and curiosity👉 Goal:Trick the victim into revealing information or executing malicious actions2. Phase 1: Reconnaissance (Information Gathering)🔹 Target ProfilingCollect Personally Identifiable Information (PII):Job roleRelationship statusDaily habitsInterests (e.g., pets, hobbi
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