Scams through social networks are becoming more abundant every day. And they are not only growing in number but also in elaboration. Cybercrime experts detect a greater degree of sophistication in the hoaxes that circulate through WhatsApp to make users take the bait and loot their accounts. just a few days ago, The Police warned of a scam that was spreading like wildfire through the instant messaging application and that involved Bizum.
On this occasion, the Internet User Security Office places the notice in an email campaign in which it impersonates the identity of Hacienda. Simulate a message from the agency that tells you that the Treasury owes you 500 euros and that you fill out a test to receive the money. The message includes a link that downloads a virus to the device. For the device to be infected, he warns, the user must receive the email, click on the link and run the file that is downloaded.
The Internet User Security Office has warned that it has been detected in the last few days oran email campaign in which the identity of WhatsApp is impersonated.
The message includes a link that downloads a Trojan to the device. The email pretends to be a backup of WhatsApp conversations and call history and the user is urged to click on the link to download it.
The Internet User Security Office ensures that if the user has received the email but has not executed the downloaded file, their device may not have been infected.
“All you have to do is delete the file that you will find in the downloads folder. You will also have to send the mail you have received to the trash ”, she points out.
“If you have downloaded and run the malicious file, your device may have been infected. To protect your device, you must scan it with an updated antivirus or follow the steps that you will find in the device disinfection section ”, he points out.
The agency reminds users that, in case of doubt about the legitimacy of an email, they should not click on any link or download any attached file.
“To verify the veracity, you can contact the company or service that supposedly sent you the email, always through its official customer service channels.”, he points out.