Before you go to home banking you must do this research: a warning from the banks – Abruzzo Cityrumors

A new scam is underway. The Police recommend that you be careful when accessing a Home Bank so that you do not lose your money.

Many new scam victims have been reported. Cyber ​​criminals aim for money in your bank account, you must be very careful and recognize the scam immediately to avoid a bitter surprise.

Cybercriminals use their skills to build traps that unsuspecting victims fall into. They are very creative in devising new scams that could serve their sinister purposes, stealing money or sensitive data from unfortunate people. The Postal Police as well as banks, Poste Italiane and other organizations are trying to attract the attention of citizens as much as possible phishing attempts and firefighting.

They recommend not clicking on links received via email or text message, not downloading attachments and not entering sensitive data in phantom online forms . Unfortunately, those who, frightened by the message, fall into the trap and lose their savings because of a simple click on the keyboard. The elderly and the non-tech-savvy should also be contacted to spot scam attempts. The latest scam aims to recover your online banking credentials.

The Home Bank scam, how to recognize it and how to avoid it

The latest scam predicts use a QR code (square barcode) to access Home Bank. Actually, scanning the code will give you access to a trap page created by cybercriminals. By entering your banking credentials on demand, the sensitive data is delivered directly into the hands of bad actors. Unfortunately, your email spam blocker may not be able to identify messages with QR codes as malicious.

The resources available to criminals are numerous. They could paste the dangerous QR Codes onto the original codes or exploit expired codes for sinister purposes. In short, they know how to implement it “interrogation”, inappropriate use of codes. At the moment the Finnish Police have discovered the scam after several reports from users who were contacted by a scam site similar to their bank.

The victims said they received a call after making a purchase. This notice had to be accessed by Home Bank by scanning the QR Code. It goes without saying how they were immediately performed unauthorized expenses on the bank accounts of the unfortunate people who followed the instructions.

So you need to pay special attention to the calls received as well as emails and text messages, especially if they come from foreign websites or services. Never access your bank from indirect links. Always and only use the official channel.