Doesn’t mean they’re not out to get me.
So I ordered some more PCBs, what, ten days ago now. This evening after dinner I was thinking, “wow, I should have gotten a ship notice by now…” then, a few minutes later, it showed up. That’s not the paranoid part.
The shipping notice from the fab house was normal, package on the way via DHL, etc.
An hour or so later, I got a phishing email purporting to be from DHL.
I get lots of phishing emails. I’m not going to categorize them based on quality, because to me, almost all phishing emails are low effort.
But I think it’s strange that I, who normally only gets DHL packages a couple times per year, get a DHL phishing email within an hour or so of an actual DHL package being sent my way.
Now I’m not saying there’s a connection, but if there is a connection, then either:
1) Someone’s got access to the fab house records;
2) Someone’s got access to DHL records; or
3) Someone’s got access to the “Deliveries” tracking app. (I entered the tracking info into that app like I do every time I learn of a package enroute). I suspect this, the rogue phone app, is most likely.
If I’ve got any phishing expert mutuals that have anything to share, I’m all ears.