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ICS0018 Hands-on seminars

2026-03-01T19:50:19Z

Vlsahh:

=== The idea ===

The hands-on seminars are a task for '''teams of three''' (initially based on Kristjan's ScamLab materials). The goal is to learn about different scams in a safe(ish) but real environment. A little side quest is to waste scammers' time so that they can't use it on actual victims.
A successful presentation will result in passing the course if the attendance criteria (5 out of 8 lectures and seminars) is met. To register a presentation, '''please team up and register below''', in your chosen time slot. '''There are limited presentation slots - first come, first served!''' (note: as people sign up, we will probably have to cram as many presentations as possible into each seminar - but the space is not infinite, we will have more or less 90 minutes for each).

Note: this time, we went from paired work to 3-person teams due to the number of people in the course (the seminar time would not have been enough for pairs).

=== The Task ===

Step 1: Create a fake identity and honeypot email account for engaging with scammers. Other platforms are also welcome, as long as you are able to protect your identity.

Step 2: Distribute the email address on shady or spammy sites, such as social media, online forums, etc. Some tips can be found here https://www.quora.com/How-can-I-get-scam-emails

Step 3: Wait for the scams to start rolling in.

Step 4: Engage! First select if you're going to use a naïve or aggressive approach.

If you don't manage to get any scammers to directly email your newly created address, go look in your regular mailbox, in the spam folder, ask friends & family, etc. NB! Before replying to any of those "crowdsourced" scam emails from your fake account, be sure to delete the address it was originally sent to.

Some tips for safety:
# Never reveal your (or anyone else's) real personal information to the scammers. Make up something realistic.
# Never open any links in emails unless you're in a protected sandbox environment.
# NEVER give out any real financial information, account information, or passwords.
# Always use Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA). Even on your fake accounts.

Here's the grand prize: if you manage to engage with at least 3 scammers for a message chain of 5 or more (they respond to at least 2 of your messages in the same thread), and present your findings at one of the seminars, '''you pass the course'''. It's not as easy as it might first seem.

=== Alternative task ===

An alternative way to pass is to educate people in your social network, friends, family, coworkers, etc about scams, how to spot them, how to avoid them, what to do if you're already a victim. If you want to use this option, please contact Kaido (over e-mail or MS Teams) and suggest how would you do it.

# pre-survey (what do the people know about the topic and what they want to learn - can be done either well ahead in writing or orally before the event, but should be documented)
# training description and syllabus
# training material (typically, presentation slides)
# some photos of the training event (showing that it actually happened)
# post-survey (what did the people learn and how did they evaluate the training)

The materials listed above should be compressed to a single archive file (e.g. .zip) and sent to Kristjan (via e-mail, Teams or other channel - Google Drive, Dropbox etc) before presenting them in the seminar.

=== Alternative task 2 ===

Create two spread phishing scenarios:

# One dynamic, using a ChatGPT prompt to compose the phishing email. The prompt may include context such as the employee’s email address, job title, communication language, country of residence, company name, and industry. GPT has internet access and may use real supplementary information to compose the message. The email must be generated using a single-shot prompt.
# The second scenario is a static HTML email, where the same parameters can be used.
Email will be sent out from existing Phishbite domain pool. Student can define which of the domains will be used.

For both templates, when presenting the template, explain why this particular phishing email might be effective. What factors is the phisher exploiting?

Based on the created scenarios, each phishing email will be sent to 50 randomly selected email addresses of Phishbite client employees.

Student will get overview of their Phishing emails performance based on the real user testing data.

They will also get additional feedback from Phishbite team. Top performers may get an offer for an internship with PhishBite.

To complete the task, email your scenarios to Urmo (cc: Kristjan) not later than '''march 10, 2026'''.

'''This task is limited to 20 students. Register below.'''
# Martten Tiitsma
# Dmitri Plotnikov
# Jan Albers
# Kamil Błasiak
# Andres Alexander Jürgenson
# Renee Žugov
# Kaisa Arge
# Juss Roderick Janson
# Idrees Muhammad
# Daniil Yussopov
# Yuliia Sidelnik
# Robert Kadak
# Vladislav Šahhov
# your_name_here
# your_name_here
# your_name_here
# your_name_here
# your_name_here
# your_name_here
# your_name_here

=== The Seminars ===

Seminar 1: Thursday, March 5
* ...
* ...
* ...
* ...

Seminar 2: Thursday, March 12
*
* Daniel Slavoševski, Maksym Fedorov, Danila Karotam
* Ayaz Zeynalov, Kuzey Arda Bulut.
* Tõnis Kändmaa

Seminar 3: Thursday, March 19
* Idrees M, Yuliia Sidelnik
* Tomas Silva, Anna Sulkhanishvili, Toghrul Aghayev
* Alirza Zaidov, Mahammad Seyidzada, Onarbay Yusifov
* Liisa-Maria Laide, Magnus Jaaska, Jekaterina Lugovets

Seminar 4: Thursday, March 26
* Erik Pihtje, Martten Tiitsma, Erik Rasmus Alt
* Ruslana Jankovska, Ellen Marie Lasson, Konstantin Tužikov
* Henri Tõnnus, Isabel Zimmermann, Märten Pikkof
* RESERVED for Urmo to talk about the phishing simulation results.

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Group 2 seminar schedule

2024-12-03T16:42:25Z

Vlsahh:

# OCT 30 [https://livettu.sharepoint.com/:v:/s/SPEAITICS0006-Autumn2024/EVu0HntbAllJkV6hRCZ7C_4B040H8OQK2NdVmS4LhN5c9g?e=vLxZoe&nav=eyJyZWZlcnJhbEluZm8iOnsicmVmZXJyYWxBcHAiOiJTdHJlYW1XZWJBcHAiLCJyZWZlcnJhbFZpZXciOiJTaGFyZURpYWxvZy1MaW5rIiwicmVmZXJyYWxBcHBQbGF0Zm9ybSI6IldlYiIsInJlZmVycmFsTW9kZSI6InZpZXcifX0%3D Recording]
#* Daniel Zapryanov - Digital Anonymity and the Right to Privacy
#* Harald Henri M Paquay | The Evolution of Online Communication
#* Mattia Marchese <small>(Wikis as an introduction to informatics and programming)</small>
#* your_name_here
#* your_name_here
# NOV 6 [https://livettu.sharepoint.com/sites/SPEAITICS0006-Autumn2024/Shared%20Documents/Seminars/Recordings/SPEAIT%20seminar%20Nov%206%202024%20(Group%202)-20241106_082045-Meeting%20Recording.mp4?web=1&referrer=Teams.TEAMS-ELECTRON&referrerScenario=MeetingChicletGetLink.view Recording]
#* Danila Vysotski: The impact of AI on everyday life
#* Maivo Sirelbu: Microsoft Office's transition to Office Open XML format
#* Illia Shved: Privacy Features in Modern Messaging Apps
#* Mykola Fernandes de Rives: Ethics of Targeted Advertising
#* Isabel Zimmermann: "Addictive Design in Apps and Websites"
# NOV 13 [https://livettu.sharepoint.com/sites/SPEAITICS0006-Autumn2024/Shared%20Documents/Seminars/Recordings/SPEAIT%20seminar%20Nov%2013%202024%20(Group%202)-20241113_081537-Meeting%20Recording.mp4?web=1&referrer=Teams.TEAMS-ELECTRON&referrerScenario=MeetingChicletGetLink.view Recording]
#* Patrik Tamm: "State and Crime in Cyber: Comparing Digital Operations"
#* Cebanu Dan
#* Fabienne Golle AI Act - How the EU will regulate AI
#* Nikita Springis: "Social and Professional Implications of Remote Work."
#* Vladislav Sahhov: "Evolution of mobile network technology."
# NOV 20 [https://livettu.sharepoint.com/sites/SPEAITICS0006-Autumn2024/Shared%20Documents/Seminars/Recordings/SPEAIT%20seminar%20Nov%2020%202024%20(Group%202)-20241120_081640-Meeting%20Recording.mp4?web=1&referrer=Teams.TEAMS-ELECTRON&referrerScenario=MeetingChicletGetLink.view Recording]
#* Ksawery Nowina-Witkowski Impact of Social media
#* Maksym Fedorov (Konrad Zuse and His First Binary Computers)
#* Zhiyun Wang - IT with driving
#* Nikoloz Chichinadze - Operation Trojan Shield: The Illusion of Anonimity
#* Sten Unt (Quantum computing in the modern day)
# NOV 27 [https://livettu.sharepoint.com/sites/SPEAITICS0006-Autumn2024/Shared%20Documents/Seminars/Recordings/SPEAIT%20seminar%20Nov%2027%202024%20(Group%202)-20241127_081633-Meeting%20Recording.mp4?web=1&referrer=Teams.TEAMS-ELECTRON&referrerScenario=MeetingChicletGetLink.view Recording 1] [https://livettu.sharepoint.com/sites/SPEAITICS0006-Autumn2024/Shared%20Documents/Seminars/Recordings/SPEAIT%20seminar%20Nov%2027%202024%20(Group%202)-20241127_081633-Meeting%20Recording%201.mp4?web=1&referrer=Teams.TEAMS-ELECTRON&referrerScenario=MeetingChicletGetLink.view 2] [https://livettu.sharepoint.com/sites/SPEAITICS0006-Autumn2024/Shared%20Documents/Seminars/Recordings/SPEAIT%20seminar%20Nov%2027%202024%20(Group%202)-20241127_082852-Meeting%20Recording.mp4?web=1&referrer=Teams.TEAMS-ELECTRON&referrerScenario=MeetingChicletGetLink.view 3]
#* Erik Pihtje - Security Risks and Their Prevention (Intelligence)
#* Sander Aasamets (The First Virus on Linux)
#* Anna Sulkhanishvili(Imposter Syndrome in STEM)
#* Liisa-Maria Laide (The Impact of Information Overload on Mental Health)
#* Daniil Yussopov
# DEC 4
#* Märten Pikkof
#* Gloria Vimberg
#* Ilja Priimak
#* German Ritt
#* Henri Tõnnus (Impact of deepfakes)
# DEC 11
#* Klaus Jesper Zaletajev
#* [2nd]Anna Sulkhanishvili (The Price of Privacy: Digital Dystopia of Mr. Robot)
#* [2nd] Maksym Fedorov (Ransomware: From Infection to Impact)
#* [2nd] Illia Shved: Digital amnesia: the impact of technology on human memory and cognitive abilities
#* [2nd] Danila Vysotski
# DEC 18
#* [2nd] Vladislav Sahhov: "The implementation of technology in healthcare".
#* [2nd] Nikita Springis: "Zero-Trust Architecture: Challenges and Opportunities in Implementation"
#* [2nd] Maivo Sirelbu: Open Source Intelligence (OSINT)
#* [2nd] Mykola Fernandes de Rives(duopoly of browsers and how Chromium took over)
#* [2nd] Daniel Zapryanov

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Group 2 seminar schedule

2024-10-31T12:20:18Z

Vlsahh:

Group 2 seminar schedule

2024-10-27T21:45:17Z

Vlsahh:

LINK TO RECORDINGS (will be published when seminars start)

# OCT 30:
#* Daniel Zapryanov
#* Harald Henri M Paquay | The Evolution of Online Communication
#* Mattia Marchese <small>(Wikis as an introduction to informatics and programming)</small>
#* your_name_here
#* your_name_here
# NOV 6
#* Danila Vysotski
#* Maivo Sirelbu: Microsoft Office's transition to Office Open XML format
#* Illia Shved
#* Mykola Fernandes de Rives
#* Isabel Zimmermann
# NOV 13
#* Patrik Tamm
#* Cebanu Dan
#* Fabienne Golle AI and IP Law: Challenges and Opportunities
#* Nikita Springis: "Social and Professional Implications of Remote Work."
#* Vladislav Sahhov: "Evolution of mobile network technology."
# NOV 20
#* Ksawery Nowina-Witkowski Impact of Social media
#* Maksym Fedorov (Konrad Zuse and His First Binary Computers)
#* Zhiyun Wang
#* Nikoloz Chichinadze
#* Sten Unt
# NOV 27
#* Sander Aasamets
#* Anna Sulkhanishvili
#* Erik Pihtje
#* Liisa-Maria Laide
#* Gloria Vimberg
# DEC 4
#* Märten Pikkof
#* Daniil Yussopov
#* Ilja Priimak
#* German Ritt
#* Henri Tõnnus
# DEC 11
#* your_name_here
#* [2nd]Anna Sulkhanishvili
#* [2nd] Maksym Fedorov
#* your_name_here
#* your_name_here
# DEC 18
#* your_name_here
#* your_name_here
#* [2nd] Maivo Sirelbu
#* your_name_here
#* your_name_here

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Group 2 seminar schedule

2024-09-06T20:32:05Z

Vlsahh:

LINK TO RECORDINGS (will be published when seminars start)

# OCT 30:
#* Daniel Zapryanov
#* Thomas Dourgarian
#* your_name_here
#* your_name_here
#* your_name_here
# NOV 6
#* Danila Vysotski
#* Maivo Sirelbu
#* Illia Shved
#* Mykola Fernandes de Rives
#* Isabel Zimmermann
# NOV 13
#* Patrik Tamm
#* Cebanu Dan
#* Fabienne Golle
#* Nikita Springis
#* Vladislav Sahhov
# NOV 20
#* Ksawery Nowina-Witkowski
#* your_name_here
#* your_name_here
#* your_name_here
#* your_name_here
# NOV 27
#* your_name_here
#* your_name_here
#* your_name_here
#* your_name_here
#* your_name_here
# DEC 4
#* your_name_here
#* your_name_here
#* your_name_here
#* your_name_here
#* your_name_here
# DEC 11
#* your_name_here
#* your_name_here
#* your_name_here
#* your_name_here
#* your_name_here
# DEC 18
#* your_name_here
#* your_name_here
#* your_name_here
#* your_name_here
#* your_name_here

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