A new phishing campaign was reported by the industry . Cybercriminals send thousands of text messages to Poles asking them to update the bank’s mobile application. “Good morning, we would like to inform you about the need to update the IKO application. Your PKO Bank Polski” – we read in the messages. The text messages are accompanied by links leading to the fraudsters’ obviously crafted website.
Fraudsters impersonate PKO BP. Don’t install the app
As Niebezpiecznik writes, after clicking on the link, we are transferred to a page that is supposed to pretend to be a real bank website. Cybercriminals use broken Polish to encourage the installation of a mobile banking app. After clicking the red “Install” button, the victim is redirected to a page that only simulates the installation of the program, and then asks to place a shortcut to IKO on the smartphone screen. Next, a fake online banking login window is displayed.
Of course, providing the customer number and password to the account will end up in only one way – transferring these sensitive data straight into the hands of the authors of the attack. Scammers will certainly then try to use this data to steal funds accumulated in the account. It is worth knowing that just clicking on the link from the text message does not pose a threat, but if you entered your data on the prepared page, you should contact your bank as soon as possible. It may be possible to change the credentials before the criminals start working against us.
Source: Gazeta
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