Amazon purchase triggers phishing
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What is concerning me is how the phishing emails are getting triggered, presuming it isn't a coincidence.
If it's something malicious on the laptop then getting that machine trustworthy again is going to be a PITA.
OP - if the phish emails arrive immediately after you order something, can you place an order and then cancel it from a smartphone or tablet or similar? If that doesn't generate an email, then it seems likely it is your laptop.
When you say full security on the laptop - which browser are you using, and which AV package (to be honest I trust the built in one more than some of the 3rd party options at this point)?
If it's something malicious on the laptop then getting that machine trustworthy again is going to be a PITA.
OP - if the phish emails arrive immediately after you order something, can you place an order and then cancel it from a smartphone or tablet or similar? If that doesn't generate an email, then it seems likely it is your laptop.
When you say full security on the laptop - which browser are you using, and which AV package (to be honest I trust the built in one more than some of the 3rd party options at this point)?
Stop using Amazon. Plenty of other on-line retailers who don't collect your personal data.
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And NDA, Apple and PayPal are no different.
If there's a dollar to be made....
https://appleinsider.com/articles/20/02/10/more-em...
https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2018/03/the...
If there's a dollar to be made....
https://appleinsider.com/articles/20/02/10/more-em...
https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2018/03/the...
jimmydash said:
It’s not a coincidence. I’m on chrome, windows 10 and Advanced System Care.
Congratulations! - you've got a package I've not encountered before that lists AV last in its list of features and claims to support XPhttps://www.iobit.com/en/recommend/ascfree.php
Can you try using the built in AV software to do a scan as a check the machine is clean?
I'd very much doubt that your Amazon purchases are triggering phishing emails in this way. And if it was it would be the first time that I've heard of it.
What's more likely happening is that you're getting these phishing emails as everyone is, and that when you buy something on Amazon and then check your emails the phishing email is getting pulled down from your mail server at the same time.
Best advice is to mark them as junk so your mail provider filters them better, and if you're worried reset your Amazon, email, and local passwords and implement MFA where you can.
What's more likely happening is that you're getting these phishing emails as everyone is, and that when you buy something on Amazon and then check your emails the phishing email is getting pulled down from your mail server at the same time.
Best advice is to mark them as junk so your mail provider filters them better, and if you're worried reset your Amazon, email, and local passwords and implement MFA where you can.
If you want to be really sure, and hopefully someone more technical than me will confirm or debunk...if the email address is spoofed, the actual email address is in the internet header, so in Outlook File>Properties then in the Internet headers section look for 'Return-Path' and that will give you the true email address. If it doesn't match up to the sender, bin it, but most email clients will show this in the email field.
TimmyMallett said:
If you want to be really sure, and hopefully someone more technical than me will confirm or debunk...if the email address is spoofed, the actual email address is in the internet header, so in Outlook File>Properties then in the Internet headers section look for 'Return-Path' and that will give you the true email address. If it doesn't match up to the sender, bin it, but most email clients will show this in the email field.
He knows they're spoofed - he's just bothered by the coincidence (if it is just that) of timing.It is remarkable how these things happen though - I've heard people say same of DVLA after buying road tax, and BT - indeed my FIL was caught by a BT one when he was in the middle of having line problems, so it didn;t seem out of place to him.
Download and run Spybot S+D, and "immunise" your browser using the same program. That will look for any trojans and also protect against future threats and compromises to the browser.
If you use Chrome or the newer Windows Edge browsers I would also use Adblock and Ghostery extensions. These should prevent a lot of the tracking by 3rd parties as you go about the internet.
If you use Chrome or the newer Windows Edge browsers I would also use Adblock and Ghostery extensions. These should prevent a lot of the tracking by 3rd parties as you go about the internet.
Had a similar situation with Paypal, whenever I made a payment within an hour I'd get a phishing email claiming various issues with my Paypal account.
Ended up just making a new email account and disassociating my old one from my Paypal, that stopped them straight away. No triggered phishing emails to either account now.
Also worth checking https://haveibeenpwned.com/ to see if any of your account details have been exposed, especially if you use the same email address and password for multiple accounts.
Ended up just making a new email account and disassociating my old one from my Paypal, that stopped them straight away. No triggered phishing emails to either account now.
Also worth checking https://haveibeenpwned.com/ to see if any of your account details have been exposed, especially if you use the same email address and password for multiple accounts.
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