Donʻt get hooked: University of Hawaiʻi Maui College presents real-life phishing stories

“Hook, Line and Sinker: Real Stories of Successful Phishing Attacks” is the fourth and final session in a series of free cybersecurity Zoom clinics presented by University of Hawaiʻi Maui College for sole proprietors and registered businesses in Hawai‘i.

The online clinic is slated for noon to 1 p.m. April 22 via Zoom.

“Phishing remains the most effective attack method in 2026 because it targets the one element that can’t be easily patched: people,” said University of Hawaiʻi Chief Information Officer Jodi Ito in an announcement about the online workshop. “Furthermore, [artificial intelligence] is making these scams more sophisticated by generating ‘personalized’ phishing emails, making detection even more challenging.”

Topics to be covered

• What is phishing?
• How has it evolved over time?
• Common ways to get hooked
• Impact of successful phishing attacks
• Practical defenses against phishing

This series of cybersecurity clinics was funded with $1 million in grants and wraparound support from Google’s Cybersecurity Clinics Fund to establish University of Hawaiʻi Cybersecurity Clinics.

The clinic is one of 15 new ones launched at higher education institutions nationwide, made possible through a collaboration between Google and the Consortium of Cybersecurity Clinics.

Click here for additional information and to register for the final clinic in the series.