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>I went to the link which is on mailchimp-sso.com and entered my credentials which - crucially - did not auto-complete from 1Password. I then entered the OTP

These clever phishing schemes fool even the tech-savvy computer users like Linus Tech Tips, Matthias Wandel, and Troy Hunt. This problem should be "low hanging fruit" for A.I. to identify and help users. E.g. Apple Intelligence on iPhones to scan the emails and text messages for red flags and some something similar in desktop email clients like Mozilla Thunderbird.

Anyways, comparing the WHOIS info for legitimate vs fake:

  Domain:  mailchimp.com
  Registered On:  2001-06-29
  Registrar:  MarkMonitor Inc.
  Country:  US

  Domain:  mailchimp-sso.com
  Registered On:  2025-03-24
  Registrar:  NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED
  Country:  AE (United Arab Emirates)
Social-engineering phishing really should be one of the "easier" problems for AI to solve.

[] https://www.whois.com/whois/mailchimp.com

[] https://www.whois.com/whois/mailchimp-sso.com

parent jasode 1 year ago

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