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Journal SPAM: Homeland Security Website Hacked by Phishers

Journal by Jeremiah Cornelius

Wired says:

A new link on the TSA's Our Travelers page directs people who "were told you are on a Federal Government Watch List" to click on a link taking them to this site, which, by all accounts, fits the profile of an attempt to harvest personal information and identity document details.

(UPDATE: The site has been changed and now redirects to https://trip.dhs.gov/index.html. However, the janky spelling, incorrect information and the possibly illegal collection of information without an OMB control number can still be found on the website as of 12:30 pm PST. TSA has still not responded to my call for comment.

Don't use any of the links embeded in the article. They lead you to Homeland Security sites that at minimum will scan and note your address, and as the Wired article says, have links to documents with embedded security problems

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