Advances in technology are increasingly important in our lives. But, while helping us, they can be harmful to us. These harmful acts are usually more caused by cybercriminals than for failures or errors with platforms.
The SMS those little ones 160 characters messages They marked the beginnings of mobile communication are disappearing little by little, but they are still operational today. In recent years, various problems related to these text messages have been seen, and it is that being An effective way of business communications such as banking entities and official state entitiesit is likely to be involved in scams and scams.
For this reason you must stop sending SMS text messages
John Kigston cybersecurity professor at University of Nothhingham Trent He explained that SMS “They are an ancient and therefore vulnerable technology in more than one sense“, he says that”They have many of the same vulnerabilities as emailssuch as sending fraudulent links or the abundance of unwanted messages. “
On the other hand, Dan Lattimercyber expert of the SEMPERTIS software company explained to Mailonline that “SMS lack encryption, which makes them more vulnerable to interception, identity impersonation and other forms of unauthorized access“
“From a security perspective, The transition from SMS to encrypted messaging applications such as WhatsApp, Signal or others can be prudentespecially when confidential or personal information is communicated, “says Lattimer.
In short, experts explain that applications such as WhatsApp, Telegram either Signal They are the right choice to use as a safe contact form because they use end -to -end encryption (E2EE). This type of encryption is considered a privacy standard, as E2EE encodes the messages in a code that only the receiver can unlock and translate it.
Scams through SMS text messages
Throughout 2024, various scams related to text messages have been seen. Most of them through the pishing method, which consists of an attack that tries to steal your money or your identity. For example, the DGT He issued a statement urging citizens to be alert and not fall into this type of fraud, since Fines are never communicated via SMS or email. The only route of the entity to notify the infractions is through postal mail or failing the road electronic address, if they are high.
Another model that was seen at the end of 2024 was An alleged Aemet notice of a severe storm. In this SMS users are informed that a severe storm is approaching in their region and urged to download their application through the link containing said message. By clicking on the link, it downloads a file with extension .Apk that supposedly contains the application, but it is actually a malicious code that will infect the device.
Such is the case with this type of fraudulent messages, that the own Tax Agency issued a statement in which it was explained that it would have been supplanting the entity itself Sending text messages on a pending notification and together with a link that redirects to a page where compromising data is requested.