Although it is not something new, lately it seems that users are suffering from it more (and I include myself), since the security measures that the devices offer, today, cannot avoid this scam, which although we can detect it by being cautious, many fall for it.
It is about the messaging app (SMS) on our iPhonewho will not be able to filter between the real ones and those sent by cybercriminals, falling into a trap that even some streamers, like El Xokas, would have suffered live, but that is being seen more and more every day.
iPhone SMS Scam: How to Spot It
The process is very simple. An internet user looks for your bank details, cryptocurrency account, or any data that could be used to scam you, extort you, or obtain private information. To do this, what it does is send you an SMS (message) saying that they have logged into your account, or that your password has expired and you have to change it.
Precisely, at this moment, I have received a message from Binance (cryptocurrency page), indicating that someone has entered my account, and to log in to change the password. The link is esp-binace.com, an address that is not specific to the page, but is also missing a letter as we can see. If you access it, to see how it works, nothing will happen, but do not enter your data. You can see that it is very well done, especially on mobile devices, which is where we will receive the notice.
This is not only the case with Binance, but also with BBVA, Santander bank accountsand the most popular banks, where you can receive a similar SMS. But where is the trick? The problem is that these messages will be received in the same conversation where you will have real messages from the company itself, with verification codes or transactions that you have made, so many people take this as real when they see that it is the same official number that always sends things to them.
This method, known as spoofingit works wonderfully, and you can even receive a call from a known number while another person, from a completely different number, makes it.
In summary, today it is possible that you receive scams impersonating the official identity of the company, so it will not only be important to look at who sends you something, but also what, since the latter is what can really hack you, and review the direction in which it takes us, or what it asks of us, is what should make us distrust.
And you, are you one of those who enters the links without caring about anything, or, on the contrary, do you always check every last detail trying not to be scammed? The double verification is very important. Even if I had given my Binance password, having to confirm it with a code on my phone, they could not have entered, so activating this, in all services, could save us from some scare or mistake.
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