UPS discloses data breach after exposed customer info used in SMS phishing

A fish hook is lying across a computer keyboard, representing a phishing attack on a computer system

Global shipping giant UPS has confirmed it has experienced a data breach that may have exposed some customer data.

According to Emsisoft threat analyst Brett Callow, who announced the discovery via Twitter, customers have been receiving a letter from UPS which says, “UPS is aware that some package recipients have received fraudulent text messages demanding payment before a package can be delivered.”