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Clever Phishing Scam Uses Legitimate PayPal Messages

Post Syndicated from Bruce Schneier original https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2022/09/clever-phishing-scam-uses-legitimate-paypal-messages.html

Brian Krebs is reporting on a clever PayPal phishing scam that uses legitimate PayPal messaging.

Basically, the scammers use the PayPal invoicing system to send the email. The email lists a phone number to dispute the charge, which is not PayPal and quickly turns into a request to download and install a remote-access tool.