The ingenuity seems to have no limits to cybercriminals, whose scams and misdeeds increase year after year.One of its most popular techniques is Smishing, a way to obtain foreign data that has been reported by the National Police in recent hours.
The attack is based on the impersonation of identity, getting through your contacts or trust entities such as banks or parcel services, through SMS, email or telephone calls.
Specifically, the example they give from state security forces and bodies is that of an SMS that is made by insurance direct line.His recommendation is clear, "do not click on the link or send any documentation".The intention of the scammers is for the user to access a website to facilitate their personal data, to download malicious software or make a payment.
Likewise, the SMISHING message instead of a link can indicate that a specific number of special tarification is called.The word of this cybethafa technique derives from SMS and Fishing, which means fishing, referring to the intention that the victim piques through a message.
How to protect yourself
There are different recommendations not to fall into these scam techniques, Smishing, Vishing or Phishing, although there is no way to prevent some of these fraudulent communications from reaching you at some point.
First, distrust any call or message from an unknown number that is interested in your personal information or indications how "access this link".Neither do you download or click on any suspicious or doubtful file.
Try to verify the author of the call or message in different ways, searching Google or trying to contact the company that claims to represent.It may happen that these recommendations are late and you have already been a victim of some cybetheaf technique.
If you have suffered an identity supplant, account or fraud, document everything that happened, capture the screen of all the information you have about the deception and keep both the messages and the emails from which they have committed the Death.
Do not forget to check your bank accounts, card charges and if you detect any irregularity, get in touch with your bank.Do not forget to notify your contacts since, sometimes, scammers collect the victim's contact list to get more telephone numbers to send the fraudulent message.
Another recommendations would be, in the case of not observing affected accounts, changes the passwords and access credentials with robust passwords and if possible, add the two -step verification method to add an extra security.
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