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SECURITY-AWARENESS5 MIN READ

Spot the Device-Code Trap

Recognize an unexpected authentication prompt as a phishing cue even when the login page appears legitimate.

open office desk with a laptop showing a generic chat window and a separate authentication-style dialog with blank interface shapes, employee hesitating with hand near keyboard, phone nearby, cool bright lighting, room for hotspot overlay, no text, words, letters, numerals, logos. Elena's laptop shows a chat from a supposed project lead asking her to enter a device code, while a separate authentication-style prompt is open even though she did not start a login. The page can be real while the request is not. Which part of the scene is the strongest phishing cue? Unexpected device-code or MFA action Correct. Authentication…

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