Has kobo UK been hacked? - Page 2

Lynx-lynx · Today, 02:23 AM

Thanks for highlighting your efforts.

Quoth · Today, 04:46 AM

I've had emails that use the real "from" and "Reply-To" addresses of a company, that mimic the regular emails perfectly, but the actual URL of the link isn't related to the company.

Those are realistic phishing attacks. The named company not attacked or compromised at all. Sure loads of email providers now prohibit "spoofing" a from email address (which had valid use; now they bounce that), but it's still possible for criminals.

Sometimes it's companies I deal with. Sometimes it's a courier, but maybe at a time I didn't order. Other times it's simply well known companies. Sometimes they have one of my "real" names. They can get email addresses and names from PCs they have compromised.

I always hover on a link to see the real URL. I've told my car insurance company I won't ever do their surveys till they host them as the 3rd party URL can't be verified.

I now never click on "shortened" URLs. Unless Javascript is disabled and your browser is up to date (and has no zero day exploits) it's insane to click on 3rd party links in an email or wierd or "shortened service" links on a web page.

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Today, 02:23 AM	#16
Lynx-lynx Treachery of images ... Posts: 4,144 Karma: 94320195 Join Date: May 2012 Location: Australia Device: Sony 650, Kobo Glo, H2O, Aura One, Forma, Libra 2, Libra Colour	Thanks for highlighting your efforts.

Today, 04:46 AM	#17
Quoth Still reading Posts: 14,403 Karma: 107076273 Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Ireland Device: All 4 Kinds: epub eink, Kindle, android eink, NxtPaper	I've had emails that use the real "from" and "Reply-To" addresses of a company, that mimic the regular emails perfectly, but the actual URL of the link isn't related to the company. Those are realistic phishing attacks. The named company not attacked or compromised at all. Sure loads of email providers now prohibit "spoofing" a from email address (which had valid use; now they bounce that), but it's still possible for criminals. Sometimes it's companies I deal with. Sometimes it's a courier, but maybe at a time I didn't order. Other times it's simply well known companies. Sometimes they have one of my "real" names. They can get email addresses and names from PCs they have compromised. I always hover on a link to see the real URL. I've told my car insurance company I won't ever do their surveys till they host them as the 3rd party URL can't be verified. I now never click on "shortened" URLs. Unless Javascript is disabled and your browser is up to date (and has no zero day exploits) it's insane to click on 3rd party links in an email or wierd or "shortened service" links on a web page.