The story ofCheztrap
It started with Minecraft.
In 2022, I noticed something happening around Minecraft. As more people moved online during the 2020 pandemic, more of them started playing, and hacked accounts rose with them.
The scams were disguised as things players wanted, such as mods that promised to "improve gameplay," a Discord link to “claim a prize,” or an email from a "real," "trusted" account that wasn't real at all.
Hi, I'm Jiena!
I had to do something.
My first attempt at a phishing checker relied on web scraping, which means automatically pulling data from other websites. It worked, but I quickly became more interested in what AI could do, and it became the core of how I analyze emails and sites.
Then I turned it into a Chrome extension, so that checking for scams were faster and more efficient.
And that's how Cheztrap was born.
I don't plan on stopping here!
Today, I still have plenty of ideas that I would like to bring to life, making Cheztrap stronger and more versatile for a wider range of hacking situations. For example, I'd like to add screenshot analysis, so you can check a suspicious website, email, or text message just by uploading a picture of it.
My goal is for Cheztrap to become a reliable tool that helps protect you from any phishing attempt!