SMS and Sim Clonate attack current accounts

In recent times Italian banks have adopted the digitalization of security token for access to home banking and ATMs. It seems that all this has served no purpose since the new scam is able to circumvent security countermeasures arranged internally. The recommendations of CISCO, which with its latest document defined the attacks, were of no use phishing and defense techniques against current account and credit card abuse. The new risk is incredible for all those who have an account. Here's the news.

Fraud in the bank: smishing attacks account holders with Unicredit, Intesa Sanpaolo and BNL

After the attacks via skimmer you return to the classic of banking scam which uses the new digital communication channels to suppress customer accounts via the network. Hackers act behind a terminal by accessing famous home banking from which they withdraw funds and divert money from one account to another after obtaining credentials.

The system to obtain i sensitive data passes for one urgent communication. Data correction is required, otherwise full access to the personal account is promised. It is not easy to distinguish attempts to attack from those that are not. As a general rule it is enough to know that our bank never sends emails for such sensitive communications. We understand that we are in the presence of a scam when clicking the dangerous link attached to the email or SMS reached our number. There is an Internet site that looks just like the bank's but is actually counterfeit. It is similar in appearance but is dangerous. Collects data from suspicious questionnaire and use them to clear the account. In recent days we have often heard about cloned SIMs that are used by hackers to empty their current accounts.

To defend oneself it is necessary to understand that the bank does not act in this way. If you are not entirely sure about what to do, it is always advisable to contact the institute personally via a toll-free number, 24-hour customer service or (if provided) through social networks on the verified Facebook and Instagram pages.