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Attackers are sending email with voicemail notifications that advise them of a missed voicemail which prompts them to open an attachment from the web.

The attack even uses a CAPTCHA as part of the ruse. The same technique was used in a campaign Zscaler observed in 2020. While solving a CAPTCHA test usually leads to a site the user intended to visit, this one leads to the phishing page.

Many people don't check voicemail, but voice messages on WhatsApp and LinkedIn have been a thing for several years, so it can be an effective way to trick users into clicking a link in an email.

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These fake voicemail phishing emails want to steal your passwords No, you really don't have a new voicemail. Criminals are targeting people in US military and tech organizations with so-called "vishing", where supposed

1. Secure your methods of communication. Consider Signal, Telegram, or one of a handful of secure messaging apps—even iMessage conversations are end-to-end encrypted.

2. Secure your online accounts. While you’re poking around in various account settings, keep an eye out for small but useful features that can improve your security and privacy. One, for example, is Hide My Email on Apple devices.

3. Check your apps’ permissions. It’s also easy to quickly tap “allow” while you’re trying to use an app without thinking of the ramifications

4. Limit how you are tracked online. If you’d rather stick with the browser you already have, consider some security-focused add-ons that will block ads and clean up your browsing history, among other tasks.

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Your guide to better online security in 2022 Get your devices together and have a little DIY security summit. Many of us have spent almost two years acclimating to a more virtual world, but it