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Terence Eden @edent.tel · 03/05/2025

You receive a call on your phone. The caller says they're from your bank and they're calling about a suspected fraudulent payment. "Oh yeah," you think. Obvious scam, right? The caller says "I'll send you an in-app notification to prove I'm calling from your bank." 🧵 1/4

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Terence Eden @edent.tel · 03/05/2025

Your phone buzzes. You tap the notification from your banking app. You unlock it with your thumbprint. This is what you see. A genuine notification from your official banking app. There's no way to fake that. This must be a genuine call. Right? 🧵 2/4

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Lewis Westbury 💛💙🌱 @instantiator.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

Putting a notification on a phone you’ve no contact with is tantamount to magic. instantiator.dev/post/sophish...

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A rather so-phish-ticated scam

A few days ago we had a call from one of the most sophisticated phishing attacks I’ve experienced…

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Terence Eden @edent.tel · 03/05/2025

You tap the big obvious button. Why wouldn't you? This is a legitimate notification, there's no need to be sceptical of it. But look at it closely. What does the wording *actually* say? 🧵 3/4

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