Scammers Are Impersonating Spotify to Steal Your Credit Card Info
Scammers love to impersonate trusted brands—ranging from big tech names like Microsoft and Google to password managers and payment apps—in their phishing campaigns to lure their marks, and their latest guise is Spotify. A new email is circulating alerting users to supposed payment issues, prompting them to hand over their credit card details and Spotify login credentials. The button in the email directs users to a spoofed website, where users are prompted to enter their username and password, followed by their credit card number, address, and phone number—everything scammers need to make fraudulent purchases.
- ▪Scammers love to impersonate trusted brands—ranging from big tech names like Microsoft and Google to password managers and payment apps—in their phishing campaigns to lure their marks, and their latest guise is Spotify.
- ▪A new email is circulating alerting users to supposed payment issues, prompting them to hand over their credit card details and Spotify login credentials.
- ▪The button in the email directs users to a spoofed website, where users are prompted to enter their username and password, followed by their credit card number, address, and phone number—everything scammers need to make fraudulent purchases
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Scammers love to impersonate trusted brands—ranging from big tech names like Microsoft and Google to password managers and payment apps—in their phishing campaigns to lure their marks, and their latest guise is Spotify. A new email is circulating alerting users to supposed payment issues, prompting them to hand over their credit card details and Spotify login credentials. Phishing emails use Spotify brandingAs The Guardian reports, Spotify users have received messages with the subject line "review billing info" claiming that the platform "encountered an issue while processing your recent payment." Recipients are urged to "review and update" their information to keep their accounts active.
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