PayPal Panic: The Phishing Scheme That’s a Comedy of Errors
Panicked PayPal users, beware! A novel phishing campaign uses real links to hijack accounts. Clicking a legitimate-looking link can link your PayPal to scammers, giving them access. Remember, even genuine-looking emails might be phishing. Stay sharp and keep your PayPal safe!
Hot Take:
If this phishing scam were a magician, it would be the kind that pulls a rabbit out of a hat without you even seeing the hat. Fortinet’s latest discovery of a PayPal phishing campaign doesn’t just steal your credentials; it hijacks your common sense while wearing a disguise of legitimacy that even Sherlock Holmes might miss!
Key Points:
- Phishing campaign targets PayPal users using legitimate-looking links.
- Emails mimic PayPal notifications with real sender addresses and URLs.
- Scammers link victims’ accounts to their own using Microsoft 365 test domains.
- Emails pass security checks due to clever use of Sender Rewrite Scheme (SRS).
- Users advised to be cautious of unsolicited emails regardless of appearance.
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