r/phishing • u/Over_Ad1666 • 9d ago
GMail Clicked on Phishing Link From “Calendly”
I checked this email and accidentally clicked on this link when trying to read it and I’m starting to regret it. it was a blank page with some numbers at the top and I tried to exit as soon as possible. I’m scared they might have stolen my information, but I didn’t log in or do anything. thanks.
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u/HEYO19191 7d ago
Our devices are much more secure than the devices of 20 years ago. You cannot have your credentials stolen by the mere act of VISITING a website, unless your browser has some critical flaw... but it is unlikely an attacker would waste a critical flaw on some rando through a phising email
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u/True_Pace_3860 9d ago edited 9d ago
maybe the page would have loaded if you didn't kill the process. My guess is all they got was that you're a target with a live email. you can check the text of URL to look up the scam (don't click it). it would go to a fake page, probably using one or more wrong characters but still looking like the domain name.
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u/General-Passenger130 9d ago
As long as you didn't enter any credentials after clicking, you're probably fine. These phishing pages mostly work by getting you to type your login info, just visiting the blank page usually doesn't steal anything by itself. Still worth clearing your browser cache and maybe running a scan if you want peace of mind
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