US 12,081,574 B2
Systems and methods for performing a simulated phishing attack
Alin Irimie, Palm Harbor, FL (US); Stu Sjouwerman, Bellair, FL (US); and Brian Jack, Clearwater, FL (US)
Assigned to KnowBe4, Inc., Clearwater, FL (US)
Filed by KnowBe4, Inc., Clearwater, FL (US)
Filed on Jan. 9, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/094,658.
Application 18/094,658 is a continuation of application No. 17/004,855, filed on Aug. 27, 2020, granted, now 11,552,991, issued on Jan. 10, 2023.
Application 17/004,855 is a continuation of application No. 16/409,387, filed on May 10, 2019, granted, now 10,826,937, issued on Nov. 3, 2020.
Application 16/409,387 is a continuation of application No. 15/720,566, filed on Sep. 29, 2017, granted, now 10,291,649, issued on May 14, 2019.
Application 15/720,566 is a continuation of application No. 15/636,135, filed on Jun. 28, 2017, granted, now 9,800,613, issued on Oct. 24, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/355,644, filed on Jun. 28, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2024/0236128 A1, Jul. 11, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04L 9/40 (2022.01); G06Q 10/0639 (2023.01)
CPC H04L 63/1425 (2013.01) [G06Q 10/0639 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
establishing, by one or more processors, a different identifier to each user of a plurality of users that identifies each user separately from any email account of each user;
communicating, by the one or more processors, a simulated phishing communication to a first email account of a user of the plurality of users and to one or more second email accounts different from the first email account;
receiving, by the one or more processors, a reply to the simulated phishing communication communicated to the first email account of the first user, the reply including an identifier of the first user, wherein the identifier was received by the device from the one or more processors; and
identifying, by the one or more processors using the identifier of the user in the reply, that the reply was received responsive to the simulated phishing communication being communicated by the one or more processors to the first email account of the user.