A ‘smishing’ scam asks CaixaBank customers to verify their identity to obtain their banking details

Jan. 15 (Portaltic/EP) –

The Cybersecurity Agency of Catalonia (Gencat) has warned of a new ‘smishing’ scam aimed at CaixaBank customers, consisting of sending SMS posing as the bank, indicating that they must verify their identity after linking. unauthorized transfer of your accounts to another device.

‘Smishing’ is a technique that consists of sending SMS by a cybercriminal to a user pretending to be a legitimate entity – in this case, the bank. with the aim of stealing your private information or make payments without your knowledge.

The Catalan Cybersecurity Agency has recently discovered a campaign consisting of sending SMS alerting that a new device has been linked to the bank’s current account and the customer is asked to verify it through a link that leads to a fraudulent website.

This scam, with which cybercriminals seek to obtain users’ banking details to access their money, is therefore combined with the technique of ‘spoofing’ or identity theft, as Gencat explained in your website.

This means that malicious agents impersonate said entity to deceive victims and obtain information. Likewise, since it is a communication presumably issued by the bank, cyber attackers They try to scare users into reacting quickly and share your banking details.

The Cybersecurity Agency of Catalonia has recalled that banking entities They never request personal or financial changes via text messages or email. They also do not notify by SMS or telephone that unauthorized access has occurred.