PHISHING TEXT

on 29-12-2016 23:35
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on 29-12-2016 23:35
"Hey T***,
We're having issues verifying your account details.
To avoid your services being terminated, please click below.
https://www.my-02.co.uk"
The giveaway was that it used 02 instead of O2. Can anyone help me confirm this?
Many thanks
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on 03-01-2017 09:37
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on 03-01-2017 09:37
Hi guys,
We are investigating this text and if anyone ever feels that communication they receive from us seems a little odd, please do take a look at the page below and follow the right steps as soon as possible:
http://www.o2.co.uk/help/safety-and-security/fraud-and-phishing-advice
Get involved:
• New to the community? This is how you get help.
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• Want to have a chat? Drop me a direct message.

29-12-2016 23:41 - edited 29-12-2016 23:42
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29-12-2016 23:41 - edited 29-12-2016 23:42
Yes we have had another 2 the same here this evening. Do not click on the link. Forward it to 7726 as spam
@Toby @Martin-O2 this is the third one today
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on 29-12-2016 23:47
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on 29-12-2016 23:47
It seems that this phishing text is now doing the rounds. Only three have come here today to query it, but you have to wonder how many customers have fallen for it and have had their accounts compromised? How have they gotten hold of customer's names and numbers? O2 needs to investigate this asap. This could turn into a serious breach of security.
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on 29-12-2016 23:58
O2 selling marketing details again likely & the wrong person has got their hands on the list
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30-12-2016 07:54 - edited 30-12-2016 07:56
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30-12-2016 07:54 - edited 30-12-2016 07:56
@Anonymous wrote:O2 selling marketing details again likely & the wrong person has got their hands on the list
Evidence please, as this would be a major breach by one of o2's partners!!! And a serious accusation.
More than likely someone downloading the mobile ranges and trying every combination, and getting lucky with names, hackers and phasing attacks aren't sophiscated
The domain belongs to a Rob Flem, and uses namecheaphosting.com for dns
Domain was registered on 28th Dec for 1 year by Enom
@Toby@Martin-O2think this is one for your Security Team / legal team
I do not work for o2 or any VMo2 /Telefonica/Liberty Global Company
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on 30-12-2016 08:45
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on 30-12-2016 08:45
We are a small section of customers too so we've no doubt it happens on a large scale.
Please select the post that helped you best and mark as the solution. This helps other members in resolving their issues faster. Thank you.
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on 30-12-2016 09:00
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on 30-12-2016 09:00
Yes of course a lot of this happened when O2 redesigned My O2 and suddenly reset our marketing preferences without our knowledge. Those of us who had opted out of marketing...suddenly found we were opted back in to receive all and anything.
Veritas Numquam Perit
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on 30-12-2016 09:02
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on 30-12-2016 09:02
Please select the post that helped you best and mark as the solution. This helps other members in resolving their issues faster. Thank you.
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30-12-2016 09:17 - edited 30-12-2016 09:17
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30-12-2016 09:17 - edited 30-12-2016 09:17
Have you complained to the ICO / or to the o2 Data Protection Officer? about this breach / resetting of marketing preferences?
You can report o2 to the ICO at the bottom of this page , its called a Section 55, Unlawful use of personal data?
https://ico.org.uk/concerns/
Or send them the template letter here:
https://ico.org.uk/for-the-public/raising-concerns/
In relation to these Phishing attacks its not difficult to get a list of peoples names and phone numbers where they have been used on sites such as Yahoo, or Tesco Bank etc which have subject to data leakage and then to correlate them to a network, setup a fake page and get the information and then signup to a mass sms gateway, set a fake number and then send texts.. id say 6hrs work.. then say 5minutes after first text to have some guilible fool, enter there o2 username and password say its failed by store the entry in plain text on a webserver, then you have their bank details, phone number address, a hackers dream...
See you dont need any information from o2 at all..
Any way its for o2 and the police to take action against the people and the webhosts responsible for this phishing attack...
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on 30-12-2016 09:25
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