So I got an odd text early this am:
IUH: You are now signed up w/ IUH Alerts. Reply HELP for help/txt.xxxxxxx.xxxxx. Reply STOP to cancel. Msg&Data rates may apply. MsgFreqPerAcctSetup. (removed potentially hostile link)
Weird. I was already signed up.
A couple hours later I get two more back to back.
IUH: [my first name] has an appt Mon Dec 18 @ 1:00P w/Dr.[legit doc] [his legit address on a day he is there]. To cancel Reply NO2. Txt Help 4help.
IUH: [my first name] has an appt Mon Dec 18 @ 1:00P w/Dr.[legit doc] [his legit address on a day he is there]. To cancel Reply NO. Txt Help 4help.
Weird.
At first I was freaked a bit because I googled him and its a psych and its a mental health/behavior studies lab. But since I have had a IUH account for years, and my account shows no upcoming appts in the system, I'm pretty sure its wrong. ( called one of his offices and she confirmed that he was in that lab on Mondays, but her office doesnt have access to the lab's appointments. So they are supposed to call me back tomorrow. (I called the lab number published on the web, not info in the text)
Then I noticed the first appt alert. Computers dont make typos and then correct themselves 30 seconds later.
Ive got a call into the doctor, but pretty sure I'm supposed to click the link in the first message and get infected by a virus or something. And since I didnt, the hacker decided to make me freak out about an appt I didnt make. But he made a mistake and then immediately sent the message again without the typo. Damn amateurs.
Or I'm being committed to a mental institution on Monday and Nobody is admitting it.
So be careful out there kids. The bad guys are getting sneaky.
EDIT: Digging deeper, it may be a phishing test. I googled the domain in the first message, and it is registered to a parent company that specializes in cyber security. I think its a test to see if I fall for it. I didnt know my company was using another vendor for pen testing, but they just might be.
IUH: You are now signed up w/ IUH Alerts. Reply HELP for help/txt.xxxxxxx.xxxxx. Reply STOP to cancel. Msg&Data rates may apply. MsgFreqPerAcctSetup. (removed potentially hostile link)
Weird. I was already signed up.
A couple hours later I get two more back to back.
IUH: [my first name] has an appt Mon Dec 18 @ 1:00P w/Dr.[legit doc] [his legit address on a day he is there]. To cancel Reply NO2. Txt Help 4help.
IUH: [my first name] has an appt Mon Dec 18 @ 1:00P w/Dr.[legit doc] [his legit address on a day he is there]. To cancel Reply NO. Txt Help 4help.
Weird.
At first I was freaked a bit because I googled him and its a psych and its a mental health/behavior studies lab. But since I have had a IUH account for years, and my account shows no upcoming appts in the system, I'm pretty sure its wrong. ( called one of his offices and she confirmed that he was in that lab on Mondays, but her office doesnt have access to the lab's appointments. So they are supposed to call me back tomorrow. (I called the lab number published on the web, not info in the text)
Then I noticed the first appt alert. Computers dont make typos and then correct themselves 30 seconds later.
Ive got a call into the doctor, but pretty sure I'm supposed to click the link in the first message and get infected by a virus or something. And since I didnt, the hacker decided to make me freak out about an appt I didnt make. But he made a mistake and then immediately sent the message again without the typo. Damn amateurs.
Or I'm being committed to a mental institution on Monday and Nobody is admitting it.
So be careful out there kids. The bad guys are getting sneaky.
EDIT: Digging deeper, it may be a phishing test. I googled the domain in the first message, and it is registered to a parent company that specializes in cyber security. I think its a test to see if I fall for it. I didnt know my company was using another vendor for pen testing, but they just might be.
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