Insidious Netflix email scam looks like the real deal heres what users need to know
Net-tricks and chill.Netflix users have been warned to look out for an insidious, AI-powered email scam that looks nearly indistinguishable from the real deal.This cybernetic Trojan horse, which was making the rounds over the weekend, reportedly includes the subject line “let’s tackle your payment details,” the Mirror reported.
It then informs users that they’re account has been locked and that they need to update their payment info to regain access.“Your account is on hold,” the advisory reads.“Please update your payment details.
We’re having some trouble with your current billing information.We’ll try again, but in the meantime you may want to update your payment details.”Also included is an official-seeming red button that reads “update account now.”This correspondence is nearly identical to a legit Netflix message from the branding to the colors and even the links to the platform’s official help page.Upon clicking on the red button, the user is redirected to an equally convincing-looking Netflix sign-in page, whereupon they’ll be asked for their Netflix username, password, home address, and card details. If these are inputted, the user will have essentially have provided cybercriminals with everything they need to steal their money.While these malicious messaging campaigns have been around since the dawn of email, “AI technology has now enabled criminal gangs to generate phishing campaigns at speed and to more email addresses than ever,” warned Jake Moore, Global Cybersecurity Advisor at cybersecurity firm ESET, per the Daily Mail.
“Cybercriminals have been taking advantage of AI to target email addresses in huge numbers and they are also able to make authentic-looking login pages with ease to deceive users into divulging personal information or account credentials,” he declared.“Like traditional phishing attacks, however, these scams will often still attempt to create a sense of urgency, prompting recipients to act qui...