Another attack on WhatsApp turns the lives of users of the popular social network upside down. Now scammers are selling fake travel gift With footage of an airline using Black Friday as an excuse.
The information is from ESET, a company specializing in threat detection, which has recently received reports of false messages being spread on the platform during promotions.
Criminals impersonate representatives. Spanish airline Iberiaand send a message with a catchy image and a shortened link inviting the user to a travel giveaway. Clicking on the link takes the user to a website with a set of mandatory questions to unlock the sweepstakes.
After the answers, the last step, message is shared with multiple WhatsApp contacts it is that victim who has massiveized the character of the coup. Also, the site recommends other scam pages showing malicious apps and extensions that could compromise the integrity of the smartphone. The purpose of the criminals, personal data, emails, passwords, etc. to obtain valuable information such as
Learning about the fraud, Ibiza spoke by stating that all kinds of promotions or sweepstakes were made from its official Twitter account. directly on the airline’s official and verified networks.
For Camilo Gutiérrez Amaya, head of ESET Latin America Research Lab, “The main recommendation is to delete such messages immediately and not offer unexpected links, prizes or any opportunity that seems too good to be true. If you access these sites, make sure it’s the official site and it’s a legitimate campaign. Never enter your personal information until you’re sure it’s safe.”
Source: Tec Mundo
