Hello everyone, welcome to the Security Box, podcast 181. In Q4 of 2023, Phishlabs is reporting that a record of phishing sites impersonate social media to target victims. Question for the listener, what do you think you should look for when you get communication that talks about social media before you click, tap, double tap or press enter on a keyboard? We'll have the news and landscape as well as your comments and concerns. We hope you enjoy the show!

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<h4> News, notes and the landscape </h4>

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<li> <a href="https://technology.jaredrimer.net/2024/02/25/you-have-to-be-kidding-me-1-year-later-and-the-dod-is-sending-out-notifications/">You have to be kidding me, 1 year later and the DOD is sending out notifications? </a> </li>

<li> <a href="https://technology.jaredrimer.net/2024/02/25/2-5-million-private-plane-owners-breached/">2.5 million private plane owners breached </a> </li>

<li> <a href="https://technology.jaredrimer.net/2024/02/24/911-proxy-is-back-new-name-cloud-router-still-dangerous/">911 proxy is back, new name: cloud router: still dangerous </a> </li>

<li> <a href="https://technology.jaredrimer.net/2024/02/24/avast-caught-collecting-lots-of-info-selling-it-to-other-companies/">Avast caught collecting lots of info? Selling it to other companies? </a> </li>

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<h4> Our Topic: Phishing Sites up and impersonating social media </h4>

<a href="https://www.phishlabs.com/blog/record-number-phishing-sites-impersonate-social-media-target-victims-q4">Record Number of Phishing Sites Impersonate Social Media to Target Victims in Q4 </a> comes to us from Phishlabs this week. Let us know what you think good, bad or indifferent.

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