Data phishing in the name of WhatsApp – fraudsters try to fish out extensive sensitive data using an email.
Due to "suspicious activity", WhatsApp is forced to update - this is how cyber criminals try to unsettle the email recipient.
If you do not comply with the request within 48 hours, your account will be blocked and you will have to pay around 50 euros due to manual processing. Of course, all of this is just a pretext to lure the user into a phishing trap.
We click on the “Update here” button and Kaspersky warns us. We run the risk of losing data. Anyone who does not have online protection will be redirected to a fake WhatsApp website. Here we are supposed to provide our phone number to continue.
Of course, the scammers also ask for the user’s personal information – including their date of birth. The third step is to provide your credit card details.
This all reeks of very professional identity theft. In addition, WhatsApp would not ask for such sensitive data such as credit card details.
I have entered my details – what can I do?
If you entered your real login information on a fake website, see if you can still change your password to prevent criminals from paying.
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The scammers may resell the full data set or use the victim's identity to open new accounts. That's why it's important to save as much as possible and take screenshots in order to report the criminals to the police.
Tip: If you're not sure whether a login page is real, you can simply try logging in with fake data. A real site would immediately recognize the data as incorrect, whereas fake sites would also recognize jumbled letters as correct login details. In addition, good online protection prevent potential data loss.
Conclusion:
At first glance, the email looks quite serious, even if the fake motive doesn't sound convincing. The spelling is not perfect and good online protection also raises the alarm.
Users who responded to the email should report their data loss to the police!
You might also be interested in: Phishing – your checklist for emergencies
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