“Because this information could be misused by third parties, including potentially in a smishing scheme, UPS has taken steps to limit access to that information.”
“During that review, UPS discovered a method by which a person who searched for a particular package or misused a package look-up tool could obtain more information about the delivery, potentially including a recipient’s phone number,” the letter reads.
The recent letter from UPS about SMS phishers harvesting shipment details and phone numbers from its website.
