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Security-review a suspicious email that passed every check

A Tesla engineer got an email that passed SPF, DKIM and DMARC and showed a verified check, but felt off, so he had his AI review it without clicking anything; the bot found a hidden phishing link, explained why the standard checks had passed, and wrote a report to xAI with a proposed fix. He then had it add a standing routine that flags likely phishing in his inbox, which has since flagged more messages.

How it works

  1. Engineer forwards the email to his bot with a no-click rule
  2. Bot checks sender, authentication results and every link including hidden ones
  3. Finds a hidden phishing link and explains why the checks passed
  4. Bot writes a report to xAI with a proposed fix
  5. Engineer adds a daily routine flagging likely phishing

Why it’s worth knowing

The agent caught what SPF, DKIM, DMARC and a blue check all missed: a hidden link.

Where it’s from

Summarized from a public post on whatagentscando.com. See the original ↗

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