The new fishing campaigns follow each other, but are not necessarily alike. Today, Netflix is the target of this scam which, if you fall into it, could cost you dearly.
If you’ve received a text message telling you that your Netflix account is suspended, beware. Indeed, this message does not come from the streaming giant, but from malicious hackers who want to recover your personal data and lighten your bank account.
New fishing campaign targets Netflix users
No, it doesn’t just happen to others. If the younger generations are perhaps more aware of scams than others, it is true that hackers are increasingly imaginative and “professional” in deceiving their victims. The scam in question circulates by SMS.
A sender pretending to be Netflix tells you that “your account has been suspended”. It then kindly asks you to click the “to reactivate” link, sending you to an obscure site that has nothing to do with Netflix.
Although we did not click on the link for obvious security reasons, the process of these fishing campaigns is always the same. Once on the fraudulent page, more or less well made to look like the official site, you are asked to enter personal information as well as your bank details to “reactivate” your account.
How can you protect yourself from this kind of scam?
Obviously, the first reflex is not to click on the link, to go your way and report the SMS as spam. Of course, you should not click on this link, which refers to a disreputable site. If you have already clicked on the link and entered your personal data, immediately check your bank account and block transfers and direct debits that seem suspicious to you.
You can also go to your Netflix account via the official website to check the status of your subscription which normally has not been suspended. We also invite you to change your Netflix password so that hackers can no longer access it. Once you’ve completed these steps, you should be able to sleep soundly.
Unfortunately, no platform is immune to scams. Recently, it was the LinkedIn social network that was invaded by cryptocurrency scams. Last February, it was the BlaBlaCar carpooling service that was the subject of a fishing campaign. In short, stay alert to messages that seem suspicious to you and do not hesitate to make your loved ones aware of this type of fraud.
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