Just got one of these "Verify your phone number" emails. Reading the headers, the email seems to have originated in Lagos Nigeria. I previewed the tinyurl destination before visiting, and as before, it takes you to a phishing site designed to look like the Proton authentication page--this time...
Thank you @GungHofor sharing the article. The lack of due process is super-unsettling. To me it seems at odds with the 14th amendment.
" nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law "
Might not be a bad idea to check proton authentication logs and sessions under Settings > Security. The logs can be wiped, but if they have, that could also be telling.
I received a couple of these a few days ago and reported the phishing attempt to ProtonMail. In both cases the emails appear to be from protonmail.com addresses, though the "from" header also references a tutanota address.
The body of the message contained a tinyurl link which redirected to a...
@xenxra:
if you were stuck on a remote island and could only have 3 things well that doesn't add up because you have sand rocks trees bugs that's already 4 things someone lied
@Stims King:
if there is any veteran here, contact me to get special discount.
@Thoth:
Happy Vet’s day to every one out there protecting our beautiful country!
@DougBreyers:
@xenxra Yeah, and then you went right up to the conductor's quarter and stuck your stinky feet in his face. Could have waited until the train made a complete stop, BUT NOOOOOO
@Hankhill:
Happy veterans day to all the vets. I have much respect for those who served, thank you for your service.
@DougBreyers:
@necromedic came for the knowledge, stayed for the community.
N@necromedic:
I came for the knowledge, I stayed for the community, I habitually check the box and threads every day at 0600 to see who is now questioning their life choices due to a comment by @xenxra.