Cybercriminals attack again and this time they have chosen a financial institution as their means of impersonation. ING Spain has been the protagonist of this cyber threat that in recent days has already reached several cases of scams through an SMS text message. If you are one of those affected, you should follow the following tips to avoid falling into temptation and allowing all your banking details to be stolen.
Once again, an attempt at fraud has been detected when it was verified that a large number of users have received an SMS from ING on their mobile phones, being impersonated by a group of cyber attackers. These hackers have already tried in other situations by launching phishing messages with the main objective of stripping all the personal data of their victims.
The way these Internet thieves use to steal all your money is through means of communication that users often use, such as emails, social networks or even SMS itself. However, the main thing is to be cautious when faced with this type of scam and combat cybercrime by following a few simple steps.
ING receives a phishing attack
This is not the first time that ING has received a cyber attack of this nature. Cybercriminals have already done it on other occasions. Without going any further, a couple of years ago an impersonation of the banking entity was detected by sending emails to customers alerting them of problems verifying their credit card information. Immediately afterwards, they left a web link where you were redirected to a somewhat suspicious page. There they collected all your personal data if you fell into the trap. But they also impersonated the ING account on Facebook and Instagram.
This time, they have decided to go with the traditional and send an SMS to ING users with the following text: «As of 12/05/2023 you will not be able to use your account, you have to activate the new web security system from… ». Next they add a url that has nothing to do with the official ING portal and whose domain ends in web.si.
Immediately, social networks have been flooded with reports warning of this event and the bank has responded one by one arguing that it is a fraud: “Indeed, it is a “phishing” attempt, delete it without clicking on the link. We remind you that we will never ask you to access your data through a link. The worst of all is that the SMS arrives at the same official ING confirmation number for Bizum and can be very confusing.
Alfredo Sanchez
@Alf_Bishop
@ING_es is this SMS yours? It seems quite suspicious to me and especially because it comes from the same number as your bizum confirmation messages. Another case for the @policia 🤷♂️🤷♂️🤷♂️ #scam #scam https://t.co/zHJSHkvd4v
December 6, 2023 • 07:02
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How to combat phishing messages
Whether you have been about to select a corrupt link or have clicked on it without being aware that you were being a victim of a scam, you must carry out the following actions:
- Do not click the web link that is embedded in the text message and immediately delete the SMS you have received.
- Contact your bank to quickly change the access code for a new one.
- Check and search the internet to see if there is personal data circulating on the internet.
- Collect all the evidence as well as screenshots, information and documents to report it to a police office.
