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 SubjectShort descriptionDescription
Celebrate Single’s Day with Exclusive Discounts All Month Long!Single’s Day discountsNewsletter about corporate benefits and Single’s Day discounts
You’ve Won 2 Oktoberfest Tickets! Cheers to Exclusive Corporate Benefits!Oktoberfest InvitationEmployee received an email to get free tickets for the Oktoberfest
Join Us for a Spooky Office Halloween Party!Halloween party InvitationThe employee received an email inviting him to the Halloween party at the office
URGENT – Renew your passwordRenew user passwordSystem notification: The user’s password has to be renewed. The email text contains a warning: no phishing
You received a new invoiceUser received an invoiceThe email contains a link to pay a new invoice.
To fill in / Your days of presenceDays of presence not specifiedThe 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 NotificationTowed Car NotificationThe 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 subsidySports subsidyThe email informs the recipient that they have been nominated to receive a sports subsidy
Call for donationsRaising money for climate victimsThis email announces a fundraising campaign to help people affected by climate change.

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