[Lex Computer & Tech Group/LCTG] Bogus “Amazon” notice?

[Robert Primak]

 Be advised however, my PayPal Account was never hacked. As for Yahoo, what good does security at the front end (customer-facing) do when the hacks known to have happened in recent years were all back-end inside jobs? 
That is undoubtedly how someone out there got hold of my Yahoo email address and enough account info to set up a fake Microsoft Azure account and/or an outlook.com account with my Yahoo email account info. 
This is not at all uncommon, even in accounts with 2FA security at the front end. The new passkeys and authenticator schemes do nothing for back-end security. Browser hardening does not harden the big corporate networks' web site back ends. This includes banks and other financial sites. 
-- Bob Primak 

    On Thursday, December 1, 2022 at 06:29:19 PM EST, Drew King <dking65 at kingconsulting.us> wrote:  
 
   
I have one suggestion.
 
Amazon supports 2-factor authentication. I suggest everyone turn it on.
 
I have it configured to use the Google Authenticator app on my Android phone. I'm sure there is something comparable on the iPhone. Apple may have one in their app store.
 
 
This article covers using an authenticator app.
 
 
How to set up two-factor authentication with an authenticator app for your Amazon account:
 

 https://www.imore.com/how-set-two-factor-authentication-your-amazon-account 
  
  Drew.
  
  On 12/1/2022 4:33 PM, William Quinn wrote:
  
 I agree that this is a phishing message. If you can still login to your Amazon account then that is your proof that it is. 
 - Bill 
 
 Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android 
 
  On Thu, Dec 1, 2022 at 12:56 PM, Stan Rose <rosesta at gmail.com> wrote:    #yiv5446699808 filtered {}#yiv5446699808 filtered {}#yiv5446699808 p.yiv5446699808MsoNormal, #yiv5446699808 li.yiv5446699808MsoNormal, #yiv5446699808 div.yiv5446699808MsoNormal {margin:0in;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri", sans-serif;}#yiv5446699808 a:link, #yiv5446699808 span.yiv5446699808MsoHyperlink {color:#0563C1;text-decoration:underline;}#yiv5446699808 span.yiv5446699808EmailStyle19 {font-family:"Calibri", sans-serif;color:windowtext;}#yiv5446699808 .yiv5446699808MsoChpDefault {font-size:10.0pt;}#yiv5446699808 filtered {}#yiv5446699808 div.yiv5446699808WordSection1 {}   
That’s a common phishing text that I receive a few times a week. Hit delete and safely ignore.
 
  
 
Stan
 
  
   
From: LCTG <lctg-bounces+rosesta=gmail.com at lists.toku.us> On Behalf Of Michael Alexander
 Sent: Thursday, December 1, 2022 12:13 PM
 To: Lex Computer Group <lctg at lists.toku.us>
 Subject: [Lex Computer & Tech Group/LCTG] Bogus “Amazon” notice?
   
  
 
I just received the following text Message (italics added to set it off from what I’m writing.
  
Notification : 24567
   
  
   
We've must disabled your αmazon αccount, due to unusual activity from your αccount.
   
Please follow link below to unlock your αccount.
   
s.id/1qFiM
  

 I’d ignore this, except that I recently placed an order with Amazon (not yet delivered).  If this were an email, I’d check out the sender’s address, but don’t know how to do the equivalent with a Message.
  
  
   
The bad grammar might be a clue, but bad spelling and grammar are rife in American education.
   
.
  
Ideas and suggestions?
    
  
   
Mike Alexander
   
mna.ma at yahoo.com
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