It all began in 2022, with the popular video game Minecraft. Following the rise of online activity during the 2020 pandemic, more people started playing Minecraft. However, this also increased the number of hacked accounts. These hacks ranged from unknowingly installing malware that would “improve gameplay", entering their login information on Discord to "receive a prize”, or trusting emails from a "real" account.

I had to do something. My first attempt at creating a phishing detection checker relied on web scraping (automatically extracting data from other websites to my own). But my interests quickly turned to the versatility of AI, which soon became the core of detecting fraudulent emails and sites. I then created a Chrome Extension which would make checking for scams faster and more efficient, bringing my vision to life. And that's how Cheztrap was born.