That data breach alert might be a trap

This article warns about fake data-breach notification scams that piggyback on real breaches or invent fake incidents to phish victims; it explains how attackers use phishing kits and AI to create convincing notices, lists red flags (urgency, unusual sender, poor grammar, suspicious links/attachments, lack of specificity), and provides practical advice for verifying alerts and mitigating risk (checking with the real provider, using password managers and MFA, running malware scans, contacting banks, and reporting to authorities).