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Thanks FedEx, This is Why we Keep Getting Phished
From 2024, but funny to read…
www.troyhunt.com/thanks-fedex-this-is-why-we-keep-getting-phished/What makes this situation so ridiculous is that while we’re all watching for scammers attempting to imitate legitimate organisations, FedEx is out there imitating scammers!
Replying to @lemmydividebyzero@reddthat.com
There’s a sage piece of advice that’s always relevant in these cases and it’s very simple: if in doubt, go the website in question and verify the request yourself.
Now the spamer has confirmation that this email address is active, can be shared in their network.
Edit: email address
Replying to @MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip
Never thought about it that way, I usually open sketchy stuff in tor
Replying to @Hiro8811@lemmy.world
If you remove the tracking parts of the URL.
Replying to @MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip
Remember kids, everything after the ? In a URL is unnecessary tracking! Trim your URLs before sharing!
Replying to @Funkt4st1c@lemmy.world
Depends entirely on the site. Amazon? Sure.
Many other sites will put query information in this part of the URL, so all you’re doing is removing the information you put in the previous page and probably invalidating your search results
Replying to @Funkt4st1c@lemmy.world
Not necessarily, or even usually.