We live in the dumbest timeline (and possibly the most dangerous).

The United States Department of Health and Human Services just informed employees they need not respond to the email demanding they share their weekly accomplishments. However, if they do respond, HHS tells them β€œAssume that what you write will be read by malign foreign actors.”

@augieray

I read the original 'five things you did last week' e-mail which has been making the rounds, and ye gods, it pinged my phishing filter but good. Forward to IT and delete, oh federal employees: reacting otherwise will just draw attention.

(Misspelling, poor grammar, sense of urgency, sent to so many recipients, requesting potential sensitive information... stuff like this is why we even have anti-phishing courses at any respectable institution.)

@theogrin @augieray I work for a sensitive government agency here in Germany, and get such mails quite often, as part of phishing awareness training. It's silly I know, but if I don't report them, I'm in trouble.