According to a study by credit information agency TransUnion, in the fourth quarter of 2021, 32% of consumers identified they were victims of digital fraud. Among the more than 1,000 Colombians surveyed, 25% would be victims of ‘Phishing’ or financial fraud through the theft of personal data.
Similarly, the 2021-2022 cybercrime trends survey showed that this crime had the biggest increase last year, with a 45% change compared to 2020 cases.
Due to the high frequency of Phishing crimes using the name assets Some banks, such as Caja Social, advise people not to access links from suspicious emails, text messages, social networks, WhatsApp, or even search engines, but instead enter them through the search engine.
“Enter your data on secure web pages: verify its security before entering data on a web page. Secure web pages start with ‘https://’ and should appear in the selected browser in the box where the URL or website address is entered, with a small closed padlock icon by the user”.
On the other hand, it is recommended to verify the sender of the e-mails, as banking institutions do not request password information or personal data via e-mail. It is recommended not to respond to the information and to contact the bank to clear any doubts.
Strengthen computer security: It is important that the operating system and web browser are always up to date. Additionally, using a reliable or reputable antivirus would be a good complement to fraud prevention.
“Periodically review the activity of your accounts: this way you will be able to detect irregularities in your transactions to alert the financial institution and/or authorities. Phishing also takes place on other web platforms: this can also be a form of fraud. Caja Social bank, eBay, Facebook, PayPal, etc. Your data and information on the sites are your financial information.
Finally, bad wording of a message is also a warning: as a general rule, messages from other languages are poorly written or translated, which can be another indication that something is wrong.
Source: Lare Publica
