Security News > 2021 > February > Beware: AOL phishing email states your account will be closed
An AOL mail phishing campaign is underway to steal users' login name and password by warning recipients that their account is about to be closed.
While most people are using Gmail, Outlook, or other modern free mail services, many older people continue to use AOL simply because they are used to the service and find it too complicated to switch to a new email service.
The email stated that they need to login and verify their account within 72 hours, or AOL will deactivate their account.
"We don't want to say goodbye!" "We noticed you haven't updated your account information recently, and since your security is our top priority, we plan to close this account as soon as possible. It's going to take 3 days unless you act soon. Unless you verify this account, it will be closed in 72 hrs," warns the AOL phishing email.
Enclosed in the email was a link to a poorly constructed AOL phishing landing page that asked visitors to log in to AOL. Once AOL credentials are submitted on the form, the stolen credentials are sent to the attackers, and the user is redirected to the standard AOL login page.
If you received this phishing scam and mistakenly entered your login information, you should immediately log in to AOL and change your password.