Employee Clicked a Phishing Email? 7 Critical Steps to Find Out If Your Business Was Hacked
Every business eventually asks the same terrifying question: “One of our employees clicked a phishing email… now what?” Unfortunately, many organizations assume nothing happened because the employee closed the email, no files were encrypted, and everything appears normal. That assumption has become one of the biggest reasons businesses suffer ransomware attacks, business email compromise (BEC), credential theft, financial fraud, and data breaches months after the original phishing email. Today’s phishing attacks rarely announce themselves. Modern cybercriminals quietly steal Microsoft 365 credentials, install remote access tools, hijack email conversations, monitor sensitive documents, and move across your network without triggering obvious alarms. By the time ransomware appears or customer data is leaked, the attacker may have been inside your environment for weeks—or even months. The good news is that clicking a phishing email does not always mean your business has been compro...