Hackers retrieve information from service subscribers by encouraging them to “update their information.”
Several readers have contacted us to tell us about a new scam that appears to specifically target Netflix video streaming service subscribers.
According to our information, hackers use several different email addresses to send an alert message to subscribers of the platform on their lists. They encourage users to “update their personal information,” citing a “billing issue.”
To prevent their account from being blocked, the user is invited to connect by clicking on a link and enter their information. If he does so, he takes the risk of seeing his card debited and especially of seeing his personal data reused by malicious people.
However, several elements in the said email make it possible to identify the scam quite easily: from the email address used to the pixelated image that appears there, including a small spelling error that slipped into the body of the text … Details that are very important. Because today, hackers compete in engineering to recover your information. The presentation of phishing emails is much more advanced than a few years ago. To avoid falling into the trap, remember to check these few details. Be careful not to act in an emergency – most hackers today play on a feeling of urgency to hack your account, indicating that it will soon be blocked if no action on your part is taken.