Cybercriminals work day and night to design new modalities of scams and deceptions, and with the new tools they have free of charge today, especially artificial intelligence or the design and editing of images, their tricks are increasingly sophisticated and difficult to detect.
This is a problem that does not stop becoming bigger, since threats are constant and can be presented to us in any way you can imagine. In fact, scams today are so perfected, that It is very difficult to differentiate when something is real or a hoax.
In addition, the attackers have left aside the scams that began with incredible offers, discounts or awards that attract a lot of attention, and now design scams that They are passed through totally normal and routine things for users with the aim of not raising suspicions and getting out of their own.
A clear example of this is a New scam that affects Movistar users Because it hides behind an alleged invoice that you have to pay the company. As the end of the month is approaching, the arrival of pending payments is something totally habitualL, and does not raise any kind of suspicion, which is what the scammers are looking for.
This Phishing campaign is very perfected and achieved, not only because The message includes the logos and typography that Movistar uses, It also includes a sender, matter and amounts that vary according to person to avoid being detected. As we said, the message is very simple and complete in the sense that It has all the details of a typical invoice of the companybut it is at the moment you click on the link to see the invoice when you get into trouble.
SCAM/Phishing campaign simulating Movistar’s bill. With a matter, sender and amount variables to avoid detections. Send link to contabing server that downloads PDF with malware pic.twitter.com/ytwskgddoz
– Guillermo Gozalbes ?? (@GuillerMoversus) March 25, 2025
This is because a new window will open in which If you download the PDF from the invoice to see it, you will really be downloading a virus that can steal personal and banking data You have registered on the device. This threat is very real, and unfortunately it barely has details to detect it, so it is Important to be informed and share it with yours to be alert.
How can we avoid the scam of the Movistar invoice
- Verify the sender: Make sure the mail comes from an official direction of Movistar.
- Avoid suspicious links: Do not click Correos or Unknown messages.
- Contact Movistar DirectionE: If you have doubts, contact Movistar for official channels.
- Activa “Safe connection”: Use the free cybersecurity service of Movistar to protect you from dangerous links.
- Protect your information: Never share personal or banking data by email.
- Check your bills: regularly control your invoices to detect anomalies.
- Use safe passwords: Create strong and unique passwords for your accounts.
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