“Proximity” an All-in-One Automated Phishing Attack Tool with Built in Anonymous Mass Mailer

Abstract

Phishing is a rapidly rising threat in the cyber world, costing internet users billions of dollars per year. It is an illicit operation that requires the use of a mixture of social engineering and technologies to gather personal information from Internet users. Many cyber-attacks are distributed through mechanisms that leverage end-user vulnerabilities, rendering end-users the weakest link in the security chain. Phishing techniques can be performed in various methods; however, email is the most popular medium. This paper explores why users need to understand phishing and the need for a system that demonstrates how real-world phishing attacks are conducted. The developed system is a Linux Based python tool named “Proximity” an All-in-One Automated Phishing Attack Tool with a built-in Anonymous Mass Mailer.