Interesting voting registration text message scam(?) going around

[thewayne]

It's kind of hard to say exactly what this is. The text message says “We have you in our records as not registered to vote,” the unbidden SMS advised. “Check your registration status & register in 2 minutes.”, except if you type in the domain name directly, you get a domain control panel login, not a live web site. And they're rather indiscriminate about whom they're blasting these to, including a 15 y/o Canadian boy who apparently has an American cell phone.

To register to vote or to update your voter registration, visit vote.gov and select your state or region.

https://krebsonsecurity.com/2024/08/when-get-out-the-vote-efforts-look-like-phishing/

Comments

[elayna]

I got one of those and assumed it was some sort of malware, trojan, whatever, and deleted it. Anyone texting out of the blue with a link to a site looks skanky. Then I went to the California Secretary of State's site and checked my registration there.

[thewayne]

That's the way to do it!