Be careful, phishing! Your email address is vulnerable

A new type of Internet fraud is aimed at gullible users. In the UK, phishing is flourishing by sending a letter to the recipient's email with information about the debt. To date, thousands of people have received messages in which malicious software has hidden. This information will be useful to all readers, because your e-mail can also be vulnerable.

Caution: dangerous!

Residents of Britain received e-mails with information that they owed hundreds of pounds to various firms. The mailings indicated real organizations, whose reception offices were subsequently torn from phone calls. Agitated members of the public demanded explanations. Security experts gave people clear explanations. It is worth clicking on the link posted in the message, as soon as the user's computer is installed malware.

People were perplexed

One of the most important aspects in the daily activities of computer users is cybersecurity. Just one thoughtless action or inattention can lead to theft of a large amount of money. If you use the Internet to make transactions and transfer money, you need to be triply circumspect. People use a variety of strategies for detecting phishing. Among the thousands of potential victims in the UK were those who instantly recognized the trap.

Brief instruction

Warning: even if you have any financial debts or you have unpaid bills, do not open the links that are attached to the notification of duty! Take the phone and call the hotline to the specified organization. It is better to contact the company representatives directly. Ideally, any letter from an unknown sender should be sent to the trash without reading.

This is designed for honest and trustful citizens

In Britain, it reached the point of absurdity. Scammers assured Internet users that they owed money to Millerain Co Ltd, which specializes in the production of waxed cotton fabric. As a result, the firm received about 150 calls from people requiring clarification.

Expert opinion

According to the senior researcher at the Department of Informatics at the University College of London, Dr. Stephen Murdoch, most likely, this company fell into the realm of interests of intruders. "Fishermen" hacked the company's website on the Internet and got access to confidential information. These data can be transferred from hand to hand and be part of a clever plan of scammers. The expert claims that this type of extortion brought cybercrime to a new level. Scammers do not require payment through their site, but put malicious software that encrypts user's computer files, and then requires a fee for unlocking them.