Security Awareness Service: Release Notes and New Phishing Scenarios October 6, 2025
Imrpovements
- Enhanced clarity and accuracy in the scenario service.
- Improved consistency in sender name display across scenarios.
- Corrected minor typos in Swiss translations for smoother communication.
- Fixes applied to the following scenarios:
- Overview of AI tools from a colleague
- Absence request from a colleague
- Change your mailbox password
- AI training webinar
- ChatGPT guide
- Typo in a bill
- Amazon shipping notification
- PayPal IBAN update
- Unpaid bill warning (.docm)
- Nova-PC debit problem with the last order
- Cooperation request buildings department (.docm)
NEW PHISHING SCENARIOS
We will add the following new and seasonal phishing scenarios starting on October 6, 2025:
| Email Subject | Short description | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Celebrate Single’s Day with Exclusive Discounts All Month Long! | Single’s Day discounts | Newsletter about corporate benefits and Single’s Day discounts |
| You’ve Won 2 Oktoberfest Tickets! Cheers to Exclusive Corporate Benefits! | Oktoberfest Invitation | Employee received an email to get free tickets for the Oktoberfest |
| Join Us for a Spooky Office Halloween Party! | Halloween party Invitation | The employee received an email inviting him to the Halloween party at the office |
| URGENT – Renew your password | Renew user password | System notification: The user’s password has to be renewed. The email text contains a warning: no phishing |
| You received a new invoice | User received an invoice | The email contains a link to pay a new invoice. |
| To fill in / Your days of presence | Days of presence not specified | The HR team informs the recipient that they have not entered their days of attendance. They should review and correct the requests through a linked overview. |
| Towed Car Notification | Towed Car Notification | The email is about a car that was towed from a parking lot, and the sender is seeking assistance to identify the owner of the car to clear any confusion and distress. |
| Sports subsidy | Sports subsidy | The email informs the recipient that they have been nominated to receive a sports subsidy |
| Call for donations | Raising money for climate victims | This email announces a fundraising campaign to help people affected by climate change. |
