Wednesday, September 15, 2021, 20:51
The methods used by criminals They are constantly changing and adjust to social trends, which study To simulate the pretenses with which they drop their victims.
Nowadays, the organization of consumers and users (OCU) warns citizens of a wave of fraud via Facebook. Specifically, These are cyber criminals who serve as phishing practices via the Social Network Messaging Service, Messenger.
The purpose of this phishing is to get information from the system to act in the name of the victim in the social network. In this way, for example, for example, They can hang the publications account and send messages to other contacts To get new victims.
“This phishing that circulates in the famous messages app is very simple and is designed to easily fall into the trap,” she explains from the organization. In particular, the user receives a message from one of his contacts, someone he knows. The text is simple and short: “Are you it appearing in this video?”. Also attach a link to the alleged audiovisual material.
If the victim falls into the fall and clicks on the link, it will be diverted to a page that seems to be Facebook. In this address you will be asked to place your passwordAnd as soon as the user contributes this data, cyber criminals have all their login data.
What do you not fall in the scam?
– The first is to contact the message transmitter To ask him if he really sent you a video and allcs what happens, because the person who arrives the message has also been a victim.
– Remove the message.
– Introduce your contacts to not open it to prevent it from spreading. It is of course necessary to warn them on a road that is not Facebook, such as WhatsApp, telephone or publications on social networks, for example.
– Change the password From your Facebook and Messenger account.
