The National Police, through the Criminal Investigation Directorate and Interpol, reported: A new type of fraud called smishing, You use social engineering to trick people into revealing their personal information.
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Cybercriminals impersonate legitimate entities via text message (SMS), Such as banks, courier companies, chain stores, instant messaging platforms, WhatsApp, television or radio stations and others; Fake websites to steal your personal information in order to trick the victim into clicking on malicious links that redirect them to pages data.
Through the CAI Virtual 24/7 service, 743 smishing incidents were reported for 2023; this represents 4.5% of the crime phenomenon and the Police Cyber Center has created 15 preventive alerts about this method on CAI Virtual’s social networks ( Facebook, Instagram and X).
In two operations carried out by the Authority in 2023, 6 people were caught for obtaining personal information of users of financial institutions through phishing, and 277 people were arrested for computer crimes throughout the country.
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Once the cybercriminal manages to obtain the victim’s personal data and banking information, they impersonate the victim to:
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– Request financial products.
– Shop online.
– Impersonate and/or steal WhatsApp or RRSS accounts.• When the link contains malware, the cybercriminal can even access confidential information located on the victim’s mobile device or background monitor and obtain credentials from social networks, emails, and financial institutions.
• Always check the sender of text messages and avoid opening suspicious links or giving personal information to unknown people making requests.
• Do not save users, credit card passwords and bank accounts on your mobile device.
• If you receive a message that appears to be from your bank or other organization, please contact them directly to determine whether the requested information is legitimate. Please review this organization’s policy on text messaging to customers.
• Never respond to a text message or call back a suspicious phone number, verifying and verifying information.
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• Remember that your verification codes and personal data will never be requested by institutions and companies (you may become a victim of cybercriminals).
• If you have doubts about a suspicious SMS, contact Virtual CAI where a cyber police officer will report your request. https://caivirtual.policia.gov.co.
– Article 269F. Violation of personal data (imprisonment from 48 to 96 months and fine from 100 to 1000 SMLMV)
– Article 269A. Malicious access to a computer system. (48 to 96 months imprisonment and 100 to 1000 SMLMV fine)
– Article 269E. Use of malware (48 to 96 months imprisonment and 100 to 1000 SMLMV fine)
– Article 269G. Impersonation of websites for the purpose of capturing personal data (48 to 96 months imprisonment and fine of 100 to 1000 SMLMV)
– Article 296. Personal lying is punishable by a fine, provided that the conduct does not constitute another crime.
– Article 246. Fraud (imprisonment from 16 months to 36 months and fine up to 15 SMLMV)
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Source: Exame
