nostr:npub10chlkc62tk7yr5m9qjc2u7rs3ufhhrq8yukeey0c5lysqkp2gumq93mnex, Curious…where did you see this “security advisory/alert”.
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Email. I have mult email addresses and know that one was “exposed” at one point.
I get some phishing at times on it.
I misread this one for several reasons. Biggest is moving too fast. Saw it, immediately screen cap & share as warning. Shared With no links or anything by design, just as fyi.
Egg on face but all good.
You know what got me initially on this one. Got me meaning for a few minutes, enough to share. The email was worded so well. Usually these scams are full of misspellings and grammar issues.
AI is now here and Phishing.
I can relate. I have an Apple family set up on my iPhone. I got an email the other day with a receipt from apple confirming a purchase of a game or a movie, I can’t remember which one. I asked all my kids and wife if they made the purchase. They all said no. I was so pissed that my kids probably purchased a game or movie and just didn’t want to tell me so I clicked on the link in the email to log into my apple account with my apple ID.
It all looked legit from apple. I logged in with my credentials and I even entered my Apple Card credentials as well! After realizing that my kids were telling the truth, I started looking more into the email address that contacted me as well as the site I was directed to via the email. The email address was not an apple address…and the website only had one clickable link. THEY GOT ME!
Because I was acting in haste I didn’t do my normal due diligence and my normal routine to verify if the email was legit, which it wasn’t. It was a typical phishing scam. I immediately changed my Apple ID and I requested new numbers (which can be done with a click on the iPhone) for my Apple Card.
A few hours later I noticed several failed purchase attempts on my Apple Card. The scammer was attempting to use my card information to make large purchases online. It was good I caught this fast enough.
Lesson learned is don’t allow your anger/haste of seeing a family member making a purchase from a shared account without your permission cause you to act quickly to reverse the charge. After all, the game or movie was only a few dollars. I wound up not losing anything except a few minutes of my time that it took to change my Apple ID and my Apple Card information.
I get those too from Apple and have done the exact same thing without going as far as the link clicking.
I’ve literally conditioned my brain to not click links.
I’d rather type the name of something into Brave and go from there to log into something.
My kids & wife were like I was attacking the thermostat setting (which I do constantly too). A house at 68 when it’s 90 outside is fuckin freezing. My daughter argues back while wearing a sweatshirt in the house. 🤷🏻♂️
You’re better than me. When it’s 90 or better outside I keep the thermostat at 72. Still freezing and quite noticeably cooler when you come in from a nice run or bike!