The local power company includes a newsletter with every monthly statement. The following is an article included in this month's bill:
..."cybercriminals send a text message claiming to be [power company]. It says power outages are expected due to a weather event. The message includes a link to an outage map showing which areas will lose power. If you are currently experiencing severe winter weather, you may be tempted to click the link to see if you will be affected.
This is a text message scam... Bad actors hope you'll be afraid of losing power during severe weather and will select the link. If you select it, they could install malware on your device. Or you could be directed to a fake website that prompts you to enter your personal information...
Remember, we will always communicate outage information through the official [power company] website at [link]."
Glad to get this info. Would have been nice to receive it at the beginning of winter, not now that winter is almost over. Oh, well...
..."cybercriminals send a text message claiming to be [power company]. It says power outages are expected due to a weather event. The message includes a link to an outage map showing which areas will lose power. If you are currently experiencing severe winter weather, you may be tempted to click the link to see if you will be affected.
This is a text message scam... Bad actors hope you'll be afraid of losing power during severe weather and will select the link. If you select it, they could install malware on your device. Or you could be directed to a fake website that prompts you to enter your personal information...
Remember, we will always communicate outage information through the official [power company] website at [link]."
Glad to get this info. Would have been nice to receive it at the beginning of winter, not now that winter is almost over. Oh, well...
