Do you have an ING account? Urgent message. Better get it into your head
Text messages that extort data, with content that encourages you to enter a fake website, are a scam as old as the world. And yet it still works. Another version of this type of attack was experienced by customers of ING Bank.
The scam is as old as the world, but has recently gained momentum again. Since yesterday evening, ING Bank customers are bombarded with text messages with suspicious content. This is a warning message to all who use electronic banking. This scheme can be used by fraudsters in relation to any bank.
🚨 CyberAlert 🚨
Fraudsters sent text messages pretending to be from ING Bank.❌Do not click on the link from this text message
Or any other SMS from the bank. Banks should not use “active links” in communication with customers.✅ Always look at the website address when entering… pic.twitter.com/e6aljsJ7wR
— Niebezpiecznik (@niebezpiecznik) July 18, 2024
The content of the SMS is a scam
The whole situation was reported by Niebezpiecznik, which forwarded the information to the bank’s client, who fortunately did not fall for the scam. Text messages sent to ING Bank customers inform about “application access expiration”. They encourage you to renew access via the website. They have a classic format that encourages you to go to a suspicious website. Unfortunately, this is nothing more than a common scam. The content of the link contains a strange series of numbers and the word “my”, which should arouse our suspicions. It does not resemble the original bank website in any way. It also does not contain a superscription, only a phone number. The bank confirms that the validity of access to the mobile application does not expire at all, therefore SMS messages of such content are simply frauds.
If we get an SMS with such content and we tried to log in. The best solution is to contact the bank.
