New cases of the mirror page scam: more than 6,000 euros to a victim in Spain

With the advancement of technology, hackers are perfecting their strategies to deceive people. They use increasingly sophisticated tools to steal personal data and financiers, which they can then sell on the dark web or use for identity theft.

This has led to an alarming increase in scamsmaking anyone a possible target. Among these traps, one of the most recent and dangerous is the mirror pagea method that is affecting thousands of people in Spain and that stands out for how easy it is to fall into it.

If you fall for this scam, your account could be emptied in seconds

The scam is a variant of the well-known phishingbut with a higher level of sophistication. This type of fraud uses fake web pages that perfectly imitate the official ones of banks, service companies or any reliable entity.

Hackers send the victim a seemingly legitimate text message, which includes a link inviting you to verify your account, update data, or resolve a problem. If you click on the link, you are redirected to a page that, at first glance, looks authentic.

However, it is a copy created by scammers with the sole objective of stealing your data. When you enter your personal information, such as account numbers, passwords, or security codes, this data is sent directly to hackers.

Within minutes, they can use this information to access your banking apps, make transfers or even change your access credentials, leaving you with no way to regain control. In addition, this data can be used to impersonate your identity on other platforms.

A recent case in Malaga illustrates the danger of this scam. A victim received an SMS supposedly from his bank, asking him to update his details to avoid an “account lock”. He clicked on the link and unknowingly provided all the information. In a matter of hours, his account was emptied, losing more than 6,000 euros.

For hackers, this technique is especially effective because it plays on trust and ignorance. Mirror pages are designed to appear legitimate in all aspects: logos, design, even web addresses similar to the original ones.

This means that even the most cautious users can fall into the trap if they do not pay attention to certain details. Given this, you should be extremely careful with the links you receive, especially if they come from unknown text messages or emails.

It is important to mention that You should never provide personal or banking information on pages of dubious originand, if you have doubts, contact your bank or service company directly to confirm that the message is real.

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Tags: hackers, Cybersecurity