"I would rather die standing than live on my knees"

Ernesto Rafael "Che" Guevara, (1928-1967), politician and guerrilla leader born in Argentina
(June 14, 1928, Che Guevara was born)

Marketing or spam?

PandaLabs has detected the sending of phishing emails that try to trick users into revealing their bank details. Unlike other fraudulent mails, users are asked to type the URL on the email into a cell phone or smartphone with Internet access, instead of clicking a link which redirected them to a spoof web page aimed at stealing confidential details.

The email lures users into accessing a false website from their cell phone, and entering the login details and digital signature of their bank. To attract more users, the following text was added: "Every day you connect, you will receive a number to participate in the prize-drawing of 100 Nokia 6680. The possibility of winning one is in your hands" (the original text was in Spanish).

"Cyber-crooks are constantly seeking new online fraud techniques. In this case, they invite users to connect to their online services from smartphones or similar devices, which are usually more vulnerable. To further tempt them, they tell users the more times they connect, the higher the possibilities are of winning a prize," explains Luis Corrons, technical director of PandaLabs, who adds: "Due to the increasing number of mobile devices used to carry out online transactions, this type of attacks will rise and the number of fraudulent messages that reach smartphones will increase".

PandaLabs reminds users that no official entities or banks request private data via email. Consequently, emails that do are probably fraudulent and should be ignored.

For further information about phishing, go to Panda web