Approximately a week and a half ago, I created a video about a customer who fell victim to a scam obituary website. According to the customer, the content appeared to be AI-generated. The team at Tidbits confirmed this and provided a detailed breakdown of the scam in a recent article that appears below.
Just a short while ago, I assisted a customer who was experiencing several concerning issues. In the middle of the night, she had encountered an anomaly with her security system, and right about the same time someone requested to reset her password 4 or 5 times. Soon after that, she discovered a fraudulent charge on her Chase Visa card and a few other unusual occurrences. Understandably, she was worried that she had been hacked. While a hack is possible, it’s also plausible that these incidents were simply a coincidence. Given the prevalence of digital threats targeting personal information and finances, it’s not unrealistic for multiple strange events to happen concurrently, even if they are unrelated.
I advised the customer to keep a detailed journal of all the incidents, which would help them analyze and track the situation. Additionally, I recommended that they enable two-factor authentication and change any passwords that any that may have been compromised. Whenever someone experiences a security-related scare, it’s prudent to change the passwords for iCloud and Google, as well as sign out of all other devices connected to the iCloud account. This helps ensure that any unauthorized access is terminated.
https://tidbits.com/2024/12/06/beware-obituary-scam-sites-and-fake-iphone-security-warnings
