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“AMAZON GOT HACKED” MESSAGES ARE A FALSE ALARM

Posted: December 11, 2023 by Pieter Arntz

Amazon customers have been seeing a message on social media that has caused some
alarm.

Most of the posts look like one of these (depending on the social media
platform):

> “PSA!! Amazon got hacked. For USA based people, check your Amazon account.
> Hackers added HUB lockers as your default delivery addresses. Remove it! I had
> 2 added to mine.”

Hub lockers are local secure places for people to pick up their Amazon order
rather than risk them being left on a doorstep, so the concern was that someone
could buy something on your account and then send it to the Hub locker to be
picked up.

Here’s another similar post, this time saying the lockers were actually fake:

> “PSA: check your saved addresses on Amazon. Amazon got hacked and a lot of
> people (including me) have random “Amazon lockers” saved in their addresses –
> which are not actual lockers. If you do use Amazon lockers, be sure to verify
> that the locker you’re sending it to is an actual locker.
> 
> Double check your order history and make sure there aren’t any orders you
> don’t recognize. And check your bank accounts to make sure your credit card on
> file is also not being used for unauthorized purchases. “

It’s not surprising that those messages would raise the alarm amongst Amazon’s
customers, but thankfully the security alert is nothing to worry about.

The additional addresses are genuine Hub locations or other pick-up locations
and they weren’t put there by hackers. Amazon added them in error.

As an Amazon spokesperson told Snopes:

> This isn’t a data security matter and our systems are secure. Amazon pickup
> locations were added to a small number of customer accounts in error, and we
> are working to fix the issue. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have
> caused, and customers with questions about their account are welcome to
> contact customer service.

Things like this are tricky – on the one hand we are always pleased for people
to share security issues and alert others to potential problems. However in this
case it appears as though people were forwarding the message without first
checking if it was, in fact, a real issue.

And nowadays with social media and instant messaging, rumours like these can
spread fast. All it takes is some panic, little research, and a lot of contacts.

If you see a message like this, always do a bit of research before forwarding it
on. Sites like Snopes allow you to search for keywords and you’ll find a lot of
hoaxes including this one.

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