Surely you are already aware of many cases of cybercrime, but one is not always informed of each and every one of the scam attempts that arise. For this reason, the National Cybersecurity Institute (INCIBE) has launched a new research study to disclose a new threat that endangers the security of anyone who falls into its networks. And an impersonation of the Post Office is setting off alarm bells. Here’s how you can avoid it.
Many times we are not aware of the dangers that exist every time we access the Internet or our social networks. At any time they can contact us to convince us of a totally false situation, and one in which we tend to fall into the trap very easily.
Social engineering techniques are becoming more and more striking and can catch any user in the blink of an eye. Therefore, it is important that you pay attention to the new smishing campaign that has recently been launched by a group of criminals who want to take your money, through a text message that you receive on your mobile phone, posing as the Post Office. In the following lines we break down how these individuals act, so take note of it.
The new Post Office scam
The Internet User Security Office (OSI) and the National Cybersecurity Institute (INCIBE) have distributed a new report in which the presence of a group of cybercriminals is perceived who acquire the identity of Correos to request personal and banking information from you through a suspicious website.
Using the practice of smishing, hackers use SMS to send a warning message to their victims informing them that Correos has had problems delivering your order and, as a consequence, the data will be requested again. personal information, as well as the credit card number to pay the stipulated fees and receive the package.
In the example we see below, the text message includes a fraudulent website that they encourage you to visit waiting for you to provide all your confidential information. The website to which we are redirected appears to be a supposed Correos domain, but this is not the case. This is a series of pages where you must fill in your name, address, email and telephone number and, later, your banking credentials.
How to prevent this fraud?
If we want to avoid at all costs this type of shocking situations that will cause real headaches, the best thing you can do is immediately avoid and avoid any message in which the word Correos appears. The procedure is to block the recipient and mark them as spam so as not to receive this type of SMS again.
The problem occurs when you are actually waiting for a package from the courier company and you agree to fill in your details. In that case, you must follow the following steps:
- Take screenshots of the website you have accessed and collect all the information necessary to report it to a Police office.
- Check in the coming months that they have not impersonated your identity with the data they have obtained.
- Always compare the source of the SMS received with the company, to see if what they are communicating to you is true.
