Do you have an account with Advanzia Bank or DKB? Then watch out for phishing emails with the subject “Update your bank profile”. Cyber criminals want your data.
- DKB and Advanzia Bank customers are currently the victim of phishing mails.
- Allegedly your card has been blocked.
- You will be asked to enter your bank details to reactivate your card.
Two banks are currently being targeted by cybercriminals. Phishing mails with the subject “Update your bank profile” are being sent in the name of DKB and Advanzia Bank. The content of the mails is very similar.
Both messages inform you that your bank account or card has been temporarily blocked due to irregular activity. You will be asked to verify your identity in order to unblock your account. To do so, you should click on an attached link. According to the consumer advice center, if you do this, you will land on a fake website of DKB or Advanzia Bank, where personal data and bank details are requested from you.
The phishing mail from Advanzia Bank can be quickly identified as a fake due to numerous spelling mistakes. Do not respond to the demands and delete the mails. Your bank would never ask you for sensitive data.
If you have entered your data anyway, we recommend that you contact your bank immediately. This way you can prevent misuse of your data.
Simple signs: How to recognize every phishing email
A first hint that you have received a phishing mail: You are asked in the mail to confirm personal data or to enter it on a website. This You should not comply with this request under any circumstances. Moreover, criminals often use the official logos of the companies they copy in their mails, but not official sender addresses.
If the sender seems suspicious, you should read the e-mail twice. Often you will also find spelling mistakes or inconsistencies in the German grammar. The attackers usually do not write their own emails, but instead use automatically generated messages or translate known emails with a translation program. But why go to all this trouble?
What do criminals achieve with phishing attacks?
Phishing is used on the Internet to collect real user data. This data can be used to make money when e-mail addresses, names and other information are sold for advertising purposes or shared in criminal forums. With the data gained, cyber criminals can also target future phishing attacks more specifically, making their attacks more effective.
Attachments and links contained in malicious e-mails often introduce malware or viruses onto your computer. In addition, you should not simply ignore suspicious emails. Forward them to the email address above and help us report future phishing attacks.
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But phishing emails are not the only danger lurking on the Internet. In addition to scams, there are all kinds of viruses, Trojans and malware that can infect your computer. Unfortunately, data scandals are also part of everyday digital life. The five most recent articles on the subject of “scam warnings” can be seen below:
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