Amazon discovered a technical loophole before Black Friday! Don't trust official notifications...

Many sellers have received the above email from Amazon, which informs sellers that their usernames and emails have been leaked due to a technical error in Amazon's backend. The error has been fixed and sellers do not need to change their account passwords or take other actions.

The leakage of user information by a website is a very serious incident, especially for e-commerce platforms like Amazon that involve money. The leakage of user information is often accompanied by the loss of user property.

This time Amazon leaked the sellers’ information but downplayed the consequences. Can the sellers really rest easy?

This time, Amazon sent a group email to everyone, stating that the only seller information that was leaked was the username and email address, and that the most important passwords and registration information were not leaked. However, this does not mean that sellers can safely follow Amazon's instructions to "stand still."

Alice has exposed a phishing email disguised as Amazon's performance team some time ago. You can click on the link to learn more.

Clicked on this email from Amazon,

Your hard-earned money is gone.

How did the hackers disguised as Amazon officials get the sellers' email addresses and send phishing emails? Now that Amazon has announced the leak, the truth has finally come to light. The hackers got the sellers' information from Amazon.

That is to say, the consequences of leaking usernames and emails cannot be ignored, and sellers will inevitably be defrauded of money by phishing software. However, Amazon's official notice is written so frankly, which is really unpleasant.

Although phishing software scams have nothing to do with Amazon, as a platform and a responsible international giant, it is also one of its responsibilities to remind sellers of possible consequences in the notification.

Amazon's downplaying of the leak is likely to cause sellers to relax and be taken advantage of by phishing emails.

How serious are the consequences?

Clicking any link in the phishing software may lead to the implantation of a Trojan horse to steal the account information. At this time, the money in the store is in danger.

There were also lucky sellers who, with Alice’s reminder and help, were able to remedy the situation in time and nip the loss in the bud.

The hacker had added an unfamiliar payment account to this classmate's backend, and all he had to do was find a time when the store had the largest balance to transfer the money.

How to spot phishing emails

Alice would like to tell everyone here that when you receive an email, you must recognize the sender’s real email address.

▲The following is the real email address

At first glance, it looks like an official email address, but the "mx-" in front of amzon gives it away completely. The following is a real official email address, and the address behind it will not have any extra suffix prefix.

The sending addresses of most phishing emails are slightly different from the real Amazon addresses. They may look similar at first glance, but they will be exposed upon closer inspection.

Finally, Alice reminds all sellers who have received the notification again to be careful when handling various emails in the future. If necessary (if you have been phished), you must immediately change your password and reinstall the system.