I woke to several emails sent to 3 different email accts - with log in codes (X 2 accts, voipstunt & voip buster), or alerts to password (CC) or billing information (apple) change. Some apple accts do not exist. Sent over last 6 hours.

What's going on?

#hack #data #privacy #Apple #x #creativecommons

@DrPen

I would chech for money that could have been stolen in your bank account (inform your bank if that's the case), change passwords (to 32 chars), but, otherwise, it could simply be phishing attempts.

@gemmy I don't have any payment info in my apple acct. I barely use it. The X accts are old work stuff long abandoned. The password change in the creative commons global community is the only real thing. The real problem here is the en masse attacks across multiple services, multiple emails. I'm curious if others have seen any of this today.

@DrPen

Phishing attacks are more common these days - just yesterday I got a banking phishing attempt through a call, which I promptly disconnected. If it's just a phishing attempt and you don't give in to it, you're most likely safe about them. But be specially careful, because some phishing attempts are smarter (through the use of AI and/or PII).

@gemmy I appreciate your concern. Yes phishing is every day, all the time. My spam folder fills up rapidly with it. But this is different, it's across multiple accounts concurrenlty, a sustained barrage. It's unusual.

@DrPen

You could also consider checking all your e-mails on HaveIBeenPwned. And follow the sites suggestions if there were some leaks. Three other things to consider: using services of disposable e-mail addresses; creating a fresh new e-mail for only trustworthy comms; considering using Signal/SimpleX/Session instead of e-mail (most e-mails are not E2EE!).

@gemmy yup. Do all that regularly. But like I say, this is a different sort of attack.