Categories: Personal Tags: UPS Tags: delivery Tags: scam Tags: phish Tags: phishing Tags: smishing Tags: SMS Tags: text Tags: fake Tags: data UPS is warning Canadian customers of potential phishing attempts after data was left accessible via look-up tool. |
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Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2023 19:11:33 +0000
The United Parcel Service (UPS) says fraudsters have been harvesting phone numbers and other information from its online shipment tracking tool in Canada to send highly targeted SMS phishing (a.k.a. “smishing”) messages that spoofed UPS and other top brands. The missives addressed recipients by name, included details about recent orders, and warned that those orders wouldn’t be shipped unless the customer paid an added delivery fee.
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Credit to Author: Jagadeesh Chandraiah| Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2023 20:44:10 +0000
The end of the fiscal year is already hectic enough, but would-be scammers just don’t care whom they affect
Read moreCategories: News Tags: romance scammer Tags: android vulnerabilities Tags: SQL servers Tags: Data Access Agreement Tags: bogus job offers Tags: Kim Kardashian Tags: TikTok Tags: smishing Tags: ransomware review Tags: BitBucket The most important and interesting computer security stories from the last week. |
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Read moreCategories: News Categories: Scams Tags: IRS Tags: smishing The Internal Revenue Service has issued a warning for taxpayers over a recent increase in IRS-themed smishing scams. |
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Read moreCredit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 08 Aug 2022 11:38:31 +0000
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Read moreCredit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Fri, 05 Aug 2022 12:39:42 +0000
Smishing attacks, or phishing attempts via SMS, are on the rise, and Americans are fighting off billions of spam messages each month.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2022 12:55:25 +0000
The message reads “Free Msg: Your bill is paid for March. Thanks, here’s a little gift for you”, but it appears to come from your own number.
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