Have you received an SMS message notifying you of an attempted delivery of an item sent by parcel to your home? So be careful, because this could be an attempt by cyber criminals to steal your banking details.
“2/2 delivery attempts have been made, confirm your details otherwise your item will be returned to you,” read the message Violeta received on her mobile phone.
The notification was accompanied by a link to an apocryphal Correos de México page.
“I just had a package waiting for delivery and, when the message arrived, it sent me to a page to pay and complete the delivery; it even seemed cheap and I didn’t see anything strange until I looked at the page, but I had already filled out the form with the data”, he said.
Seconds after completing the transaction, his card was charged 20,000 pesos for some airline tickets. Violeta immediately contacted the bank to report the movement and have it cancelled.
“What makes you most angry is that they don’t take your data away, but you give it to them,” he said.
Cybersecurity specialist Hiram Camarillo stressed the importance of being vigilant when receiving SMS messages in the name of a company. What cybercriminals are looking for, he said, is to convince the user to voluntarily provide banking information or even make deposits into other accounts.
That said, he suggests not clicking on links where you don’t know where they lead, and not replying to these SMS with personal data.
“The software used by extortionists is not so advanced that they can get all the user’s information through the link, even if this kind of technology exists, it is very advanced and expensive, which is why they try their hardest to convince people,” he assured.
AVOID FALLING
-When you receive alerts regarding a package, contact the courier directly.
-Check if you have a message in your email for said shipment.
-Do not open suspicious or apocryphal links.
-Do not reply to the message with personal or banking information.
-Always check the address of the pages you click on to make sure it is an official domain.
-You can enter the phone number or URL address into an Internet search engine to discover any previous reports.
-Report the numbers from which suspicious messages come, as well as malicious links.
-Install an antivirus on your devices, both the computer and mobile versions.
2024-01-21 17:29:00
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