US 11,777,977 B2
Systems and methods for performing or creating simulated phishing attacks and phishing attack campaigns
Alin Irimie, Clearwater, FL (US); Wendy Bartlett, Clearwater, FL (US); and David Austin, Dunedin, FL (US)
Assigned to KnowBe4, Inc., Clearwater, FL (US)
Filed by KnowBe4, Inc., Clearwater, FL (US)
Filed on Nov. 30, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/107,309.
Application 17/107,309 is a continuation of application No. 16/672,715, filed on Nov. 4, 2019, granted, now 10,855,716.
Application 16/672,715 is a continuation of application No. 15/891,158, filed on Feb. 7, 2018, granted, now 10,469,519, issued on Nov. 5, 2019.
Application 15/891,158 is a continuation of application No. 15/442,215, filed on Feb. 24, 2017, granted, now 9,894,092, issued on Feb. 13, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/300,399, filed on Feb. 26, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2021/0243220 A1, Aug. 5, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04L 9/40 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 63/1433 (2013.01) [H04L 63/1483 (2013.01); H04L 63/20 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
receiving, by one or more processors, via a user interface a selection of a type of exploit from a plurality of types of exploits provided as selectable choices by the user interface;
receiving, by the one or more processors, via the user interface a selection of one or more types of data from selectable choices of types of data provided by the user interface to be collected by the selected type of exploit; and
communicating, by the one or more processors, a simulated phishing communication with a link that is configured to simulate the selected type of exploit and collect the selected one or more types of data.