“
We have decided to temporarily cancel your Netflix subscription.
Here is the disturbing message that arrived in the mailboxes of many subscribers of the video on demand service.
This phishing campaign warns its victim that their "
payment information
" is no longer valid.
He asks him in a message on a red background to update them.
The goal of this fraudulent email is simple: to encourage the user to enter their login details, or even worse, their bank details.
Sensitive information that the cybercriminal can exploit directly or try to resell.
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For those who are careless, it can be difficult to tell the difference between a real and a fake email.
In recent months, the quality of these scams has improved dramatically.
In the specific case of this message, it is difficult to distinguish it from an official warning: the visuals are worked on, there are no spelling mistakes and the spam detectors integrated into the email boxes do not seem to identify it. as fraudulent.
"
It's not the first time
"
The scale of the phenomenon is still difficult to measure.
"
At this point, we have no feedback indicating that this would be a massive fraud
," says Netflix.
The video streaming service ensures that it has not been "
particularly alerted by its subscribers
".
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"
This is not the first time that we are targeted by this kind of scams
," recalls the company with 210 million subscribers.
In the last quarter alone,
Le Figaro
was able to identify at least three campaigns in circulation.
To avoid any problem, Netflix calls for vigilance: “
On our website, we inform you of the measures to be taken to protect yourself.
An email or an SMS are always fraudulent if they ask for your bank details or personal information such as your password.
This is obviously a scam because we never ask for them
”.