Police warn of Tabnabbing: “If you have many internet tabs open, cybercriminals can …”

Cybercounts take advantage of until the last possible detail to carry out their scams and deceptions, even aspects that seem minimal and irrelevant, thanks to technological development they are able to devise an attack to get our personal and banking data.

This has turned out that their tricks are increasingly sophisticated, and Not only when detecting, but also in the design of deception so that users fall into their cybethafs without realizing itand many times without doing anything wrong. On this occasion, the National Police is warning about a new mode called Tabnabbing that takes advantage of one of the most common customs of users.

What is the Tabnabbing

And it is that a very common practice both in computers and in smartphones or on tablets when navigating the Internet, is that of have multiple tabs open at the same time with different websites open all the time. For example, you have one of some pants that you want to buy, another with the tickets of a theater, another with an election. Several more with different searches, and you have all always open, although unused.

As agents explain, the Tabnabbing It is a type of ‘pshishing’ that Take precisely those open and inactive windows of your browser. This is because cybercriminals are capable of CAmbiar, altering or redirecting through a fraudulent link to a website that looks like you already had openbut actually It is a false version, For example, of your bank and ask you to enter your entrance credentials.

AND With the excuse that the session has expired you ask you to enter your passwordS, and if you give them, you are delivering your keys to the cybercriminals.

How to avoid this scam

The infallible method to overcome this deception is something as simple as close Inactive eyelashes, this means that if you do not need a tab, cite it to prevent it from being manipulated. Although there are also other aspects that you must take into account such as:

• Keep your updated browser: Updates usually include security patches that correct known vulnerabilities.
• Be careful with the links: Avoid clicking suspicious links or unknown sources.
• Verify the URL: Before entering confidential information, make sure the URL of the website is correct and starts with “https: //”.
• Use security extensions: Some browser extensions can help detect and block attacks Tabnabbing