Another big scam on people! Slovakia has been flooded with fake SMS: The clients of THESE two banks should be very careful
The police reported that they received dozens of messages in which people themselves informed them that they had received an SMS alleging that they had sent it from the bank and in the text asking them to click on the attached link in order to prevent the account from being blocked.
however, these banks do not send messages. After being redirected to a fake site that mimics the look of real Internet banking or another site, you will be required to enter your login details and password, or your credit card information. In this way, fraudsters can then gain access or other private individuals without the injured client knowing and turning him over for money.
ESET pointed out that the campaigns captured by their researchers are aimed at Fio banka and Prima Banka’s customers, as they refer directly to the reports. However, the attackers send them out widely, so everyone who has never had accounts in the given financial institutions also receives messages on their mobile phones. “The page the victim reaches looks almost indistinguishable from the original, but differs in the URL where the points are replaced by hyphens, or the address contains words such as verification, suspension or security. In addition, these phishing sites do not have an encryption certificate, so other attackers may also be able to access the data. “ explained ESET’s digital security specialist Ondrej Kubovič.
The credibility of messages can be enhanced in some people by the fact that they are sent from a phone number, which some phones automatically classify as “Info” or “InfoSMS”. For example, messages after the purchase of a motorway stamp or information about some state groups can also belong to the same group. However, there are also phones that can correctly identify these spam messages and categorize them as spam.
“People should pay more attention to incoming text messages, because unlike email, we tend to open every single one. Their security standard is significantly lower compared to the most common chat services,” said Kubovic.
The banks themselves also warn clients
Fio Banka also warns against the campaign. “In recent days, there have been several different phishing attacks that seek to obtain your sensitive data or, with your help, activate the Smartbanking mobile application, from which the fraudster has subsequently stolen your money.” warned. They cut out their clients in front of text messages, e-mails and also by telephone calls.
Prima Banka also issued a notice that it never asks its clients via e-mail, SMS messages or in any other way to enter or verify other login data or personal data. “Please always log in to electronic banking exclusively via the secure web address www.primabanka.sk and do not provide your electronic banking login data to anyone,” they would.
Another big scam on people! Slovakia has been flooded with fake SMS: The clients of THESE two banks should be very careful
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