Privacy Under Fire

PC Mag: Privacy Under Fire: Instagram Is Mapping You, Otter Is Recording You, and Smishers Are After Your Amazon Account

…Watch out for this one. If you’re not familiar with the term “smishing,” it’s a portmanteau of “SMS phishing.” It just describes attacks like this one, reported by IT Security Guru, where you get a text message purportedly from Amazon, claiming that your order has been either damaged, delayed, or returned, and you should tap the link in the text message for a full refund. Of course, tapping the link takes you to a convincing-looking login page that is definitely not Amazon. Once you’ve given the site your credentials, the scammers make off with your Amazon account, potentially racking up huge charges under your name and using your stored payment methods before you can do anything about it. And no, the refund never shows up, because it was never real…”