Phishing Forensics Sandbox

A secure AI-powered sandbox that analyzes suspicious URLs, email contents detects phishing threats, and provides actionable insights before damage occurs.

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##Inspiration What it does Inspiration

Phishing is one of the most common and dangerous cyber attacks today. Every day, around 3.4 billion phishing emails are sent, and 83% of organizations faced phishing attacks in 2024. The average loss due to phishing is around 4.9 million dollars.

Traditional tools are reactive, not proactive. They detect threats only after damage is done. There is no isolated analysis, lack of forensic depth, and modern phishing sites use evasion techniques to hide from scanners.

This inspired us to build a system that can safely analyze phishing before damage occurs.

What it does

Phishing Forensics Sandbox is a cybersecurity solution designed to detect and analyze phishing attacks in a safe and intelligent way.

It allows users to submit a suspicious URL, analyzes it in a secure environment, detects threats, assigns a risk level, and provides explanation along with actionable insights.

How we built it

The system works in the following flow: User submits a suspicious URL. Threat intelligence is checked using sources like VirusTotal and WHOIS. The URL is opened in a safe isolated sandbox environment. The system captures data like DOM changes, network traffic, and screenshots. AI analysis is performed to assign a risk score.

The final result is displayed in a secure dashboard.

We used Docker for isolation, packet capture for network tracking, and MongoDB for storage.

Challenges we ran into

Understanding real phishing attack behavior. Designing a system that is both secure and efficient. Capturing meaningful forensic data.

Handling evasion techniques used by phishing websites.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

**Built a working system that analyzes phishing safely.

_Implemented sandbox-based analysis.

Provided detailed forensic insights. Integrated AI-based risk scoring. Designed a real-time dashboard for monitoring.

What we learned

Understanding phishing attack patterns. Working with frontend and backend integration. Designing a cybersecurity-based system. Building a structured workflow for threat analysis.

##What's next for Phishing Forensics Sandbox

Extending support for browser extensions. _Adding mobile phishing detection. Improving AI-based risk analysis. Expanding threat intelligence integration. Enhancing real-time monitoring capabilities. ## code block example puts Subject: Urgent: Your Employee Payroll Account Has Been Suspended From: payroll-security@secure-payroll-alerts.com To: employee@company-mail.com Dear Employee, We detected unusual login activity on your payroll account from an unrecognized location at 02:13 AM UTC. For your protection, your salary account access has been temporarily suspended. Failure to verify your account within 12 hours may result in: Delayed salary processing Permanent account restrictions Loss of employee benefits access Please verify your identity immediately using the secure verification portal below: http://secure-payroll-verification-login.net/verify-account⁠ Verification steps: Login with your employee credentials Confirm your banking information Upload your employee ID card Re-activate your payroll access If you do not complete verification, your payroll profile may be permanently disabled. Thank you, Payroll Security Department Employee Verification Center

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