Discussion

• @lolonghi @lolonghi on x

  With the holidays around the corner, GoDaddy employees received an email last week offering some welcome financial relief: a $650 holiday bonus. Two days later, they received another email from GoDaddy: “You failed our recent phishing test.” https://coppercourier.com/...

• @dreamclothinghq D.R.E.A.M Clothing on x

  What an out of touch company. Get your shit together. Employees are not your toys you get to play around with. https://twitter.com/...

• @youngfonz Fonz Morris on x

  @Techmeme @lolonghi At a time like now? Not the phishing part but using a bonus as a lure. With no stimulus for people are they wrong for having a little bit of hope? How tacky and lame @godaddy @GoDaddyHelp

• @danpriceseattle Dan Price on x

  GoDaddy June: laid off 800+ employees November: reported 11% revenue increase & record number of new customers Now: sent staff notice of $650 bonuses - turns out it was a phishing test; employees actually get $0 & must complete a “social engineering” test https://coppercourier.co…

• @samanthajames_ @samanthajames_ on x

  What kind of company uses the ploy of a false holiday bonus during a pandemic?? A horrible one @GoDaddy https://twitter.com/...

• @maxclark Max Clark on x

  Sure the test and education are valid, but it's just incredibly cruel and tone death. I'd be pissed off if I received this, and I'd be embarrassed as a leader. GoDaddy Employees Were Told They Were Getting a Holiday Bonus. It Was Actually a Phishing Test. https://coppercourier.co…

• @conradclose Conrad Close on x

  I'd recommend sending the person who authorized this an email telling them they'd been promoted and then instead fire them directly into the sun https://twitter.com/...

• @racheltobac Rachel Tobac on x

  Pentesters must take ethics/cultural events into account when planning phishing pentests. I don't use any fear pretext or ones that compromise a person's ability to plan (financially for example) or stay safe, etc — there we use education instead of attack.https://coppercourier.c…

• @yashar Yashar Ali on x

  This is so mean https://twitter.com/...

• @matthewbetley @matthewbetley on x

  Wow. @GoDaddy - you really suck at this Christmas Spirit thing. Shame on you. https://twitter.com/...

• @agoldmund Alex Goldman on x

  I wish they would stopdaddy. Hahaha just kidding. But if I can be serious for a moment guillotine https://twitter.com/...

• @bklynactivemama @bklynactivemama on x

  I have a few dormant domains with @godaddy that I will be transferring ASAP —> GoDaddy Employees Were Told They Were Getting a Holiday Bonus. It Was Actually a Phishing Test. https://coppercourier.com/...

• @chillmage @chillmage on x

  this is literally something michael scott did https://twitter.com/...

• @caseynewton Casey Newton on x

  Some??? https://twitter.com/...

• @swagitda_ Kelly Shortridge on x

  Reminder: the temporary high engendered by “gotcha” phishing tests pales in comparison to the resentment and distrust sewn by tactless lures. Infosec must foster safe habits, not foist callous pop quizzes. Just because you can, doesn't mean you should. https://coppercourier.com/.…

• @gossithedog Kevin Beaumont on x

  Phishing tests can be a real educational experience. For management. GoDaddy sent out a mail telling staff they got a $650 Xmas bonus as a phishing test. Educational element was not on the end users. https://coppercourier.com/...

• @goldengateblond Shauna on x

  millions are suffering right now and @GoDaddy thought this would be a cool time to email employees with the promise of a bonus — only to tell the ones who clicked through they failed a phishing test. so gross. if you use GoDaddy you should change that. https://coppercourier.com/.…

• @cernovich Cerno on x

  Dick head move https://twitter.com/...

• @alyssam_infosec Alyssa Miller on x

  Hi @GoDaddy @GoDaddyHelp, as a 15-year Cybersecurity professional, I find this absolutely appalling. Abusing your employees in this way does nothing to improve your security posture, in fact quite the opposite. You can and need to do better. https://coppercourier.com/...

• @caroljsroth Carol Roth on x

  Read the effing room, GoDaddy- my god. I hope that the company will make good on the bonuses. https://twitter.com/...

• @gayblackvet Shon on x

  Imagine thinking the best way to test cybersecurity is by sending your own employees a fake email about a holiday bonus....two weeks before Christmas, and during a year of unprecedented economic/financial hardships lmao https://twitter.com/...

• @grummz @grummz on x

  GoDaddy trolled it's employee's hard this xmas. Gets the point across but, man, that's cruel. Zero cool points. https://coppercourier.com/...