Unexpected "Hi, How Are Things?" Can be a Phishing Indicator A cold sales email using an innocuous "how are you?" opener, then falsely claiming an existing conversation ("great to hear back from you")

Unexpected "Hi, How Are Things?" Can be a Phishing Indicator A cold sales email using an innocuous "how are you?" opener, then falsely claiming an existing conversation ("great to hear back from you"), shows the same three techniques phishing attacks rely on: assumed familiarity, conversational bait-and-switch, and presumptive framing that manufactures trust and obligation. Swap the sales pitch fo