Fascinating - iMessage phishing now includes specific instructions to get around iOS Lockdown Mode restrictions.

The replies about how people "should" notice the funky URL are distressing. Why should they?

If you expect people to become experts on esoteric naming conventions in order to use technology safely and securely, you're the problem, not them.

@mattblaze Considering that practically all legit e-mails use weird redirectors (presumably for gathering statistics), it's practically impossible to figure out if a URL will lead you to a phishing site or not by just looking at it even if you're an expert in cybersecurity.