Overview
- A new smishing campaign impersonates Netflix, claiming payment issues to trick users into providing banking details via fraudulent links.
- The Oficina de Seguridad del Internauta (OSI) and Asociación Española de Consumidores have issued alerts urging users to remain vigilant and report suspicious messages.
- Scammers use spoofing techniques to falsify sender identities and create cloned Netflix websites that appear legitimate.
- Netflix reiterates it never requests sensitive data via email or SMS and advises victims to secure accounts by changing passwords and avoiding third-party payment sites.
- Users are urged to mark suspicious messages as spam, monitor bank accounts for unauthorized charges, and collect evidence to report incidents to authorities.