Phishing: New attack arrives by SMS in the name of your bank
March 22, 2017
If you have received an SMS in the name of Banco BIC, Santander Totta or Montepio with a transfer notice or account activation notice, followed by a link to confirm it, you may have been the victim of phishing.
In recent days, a new wave of phishing attacks has emerged, that is, attempts to steal bank details through a simple SMS. Victims receive a message from an unknown number, in the name of Santander Totta, BIC or Montepio, requesting urgent action from the user.
Which SMS messages are being used?
Different messages have been used, in the name of several banks:
Montepio
In this case, a message has been sent stating that the customer's access is "inactive" and that "mandatory enrolment in SMSCODE" is required, followed by a link to a fake page.