A new phishing campaign unveiled by researchers from DomainTools is a phishing campaign on the go, deceiving users via fake text messages. The messages masquerade as trusted brands like Amazon to get the targets to give away sensitive data. This operation is put at the hands of the threat actor “Chenlun,” who was seen tricking people last year for masquerading as a USPS delivery alert during the holiday season. On 18 October 2024, consumer targeting waves, this wave represents new waves in tactics that target trusting consumers on the most-used brands.
Phishing Attack Evolution: From USPS Notification Scam to Authentication and Authorization Hack
In December 2023, DomainTools reported on the earlier approach that Chenlun used through exploiting USPS alerts to instruct users on how to navigate to fraudulent websites. This scheme, also labelled as “smishing, tricked users into message prompting them to visit virtually identical websites to the one genuine USPS websites. These next sent information that victims did not need to provide. With the current attack, however, Chenlun used the more narrow deception of alerts that there is unauthorised access to his or her online store accounts. This prompted victims into confirmation of their account information with links that led him to a scam website. To this end, it goes without saying that one ought to be careful when opening any link on email or text.
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