Once again, surprising offers try to capture potential victims who want to save on digital services.
The wheel of scam or digital fraud attempts does not stop turning and that is why we always try to keep you informed of any type of problem related to cybersecurity. You know that we have previously shown you the 10 keys to avoid online scams and that we have told you about some dangerous viruses and frauds in WhatsApp. Now it seems that it is Apple and iCloud turn.
Apple does not give away GB, it is a new attempt at digital scam
As you can see in the tweet published by the National Institute of Cybersecurity, and as they also explain in a article on your websiteit seems that we have a new scam attempt on our hands and this time the company to which the digital thugs they are trying supplant is the almighty Manzana. Your cloud storage service, iCloudis he claim perfect for trying to steal personal data and banking information.
⚠ #WARNING❗ Detected fraudulent messages that impersonate #iCloud about storage capacity and the possibility of further expansion. #NoPiquesis #phishingthe link redirects to a form that requests personal and bank details.
? pic.twitter.com/gJSzcMZwam– Civil Guard (@guardiacivil) August 6, 2023
A email which notifies the user that he can get free 50GB storage in iCloud is beginning to travel the network and you must be attentive to its reception, since it is nothing more than a new way to try to scam to people little adapted to the digital age or to those who are curious by nature. In this case, the promise of 50GB free in the Apple cloud arrives in a message that notifies the person who receives the email that their storage has reached the limit.
Through a link, scammers redirect you to a Web page in which it is requested personal information of the victim and Bank dataeven promising to perform a post of 2 euros in your current account, although in other cases it has been verified how the pages vary slightly and the amount changes to 1.95 euros. It does not matter, it is an unequivocal sign that we are about to be scammed.
We re-emphasize the importance, first of all, always check with official sources if there is any promotion active in the companies that supposedly make the offer. Besides, the orthography It is one of the main signs to discover that something is not right. Phrases like ‘Your photos and videos will be deleted, take action!’ or ‘RV: iCloud-est full’ are signs that we have to immediately delete the email or message in question.
We have already told you this on previous occasions, but if you or people around you have fallen into this trapThere is always time to fix it. As indicated by INCIBE, the steps to follow If you have entered your data, they are:
- Get in touch with the banking entity correspondent.
- Save as much information as possible about the process to perform a complaint before the Police.
- perform a movement tracking from account.
- cancel the card bank whose details have been entered.
- Search if your personal information are on the network and request their removal through the suppression to oblivion.