The Central Cybercrime Unit has detected a malware distribution campaign impersonating the National Police. In this new wave of sending emails, the user is summoned to appear before the Complaints Office for alleged "charges of aggravated robbery". By clicking on the 'APP Electronic Citation' or 'www.policia.es' link that appears in the email, it directs to a web page that downloads a compressed file type 'zip' that contains a "malicious software that infects the victim's computer."
The National Police recommends "not opening links or downloading files of dubious origin, always keeping the operating system and antivirus updated, as well as making independent security copies periodically", as some of the tips to avoid being victims of this fraud. The Central Cybercrime Unit of the National Police has, among other objectives, "to prevent the propagation, dissemination and infection of ICT equipment with malicious software." Framed in that function, the cyber agents have detected the sending of emails posing as the police.
These are some indicators that make us suspect the falsehood of the emails:
-The sender's domain has no relation to that of the National Police.
- The content of the email presents spelling and writing errors, which could be an indication of its lack of veracity.
- When placing the mouse cursor over the link, the URL to which it will redirect us appears at the bottom, being in this case very different from that of the National Police.
These tips are essential to avoid being a victim of these attacks:
1. Do not open links or download files of dubious or unknown origin.
2. Make frequent backups that allow the recovery of files and always save them on an independent device, such as an external hard drive.
3. Keep the software and antivirus always updated.
4. Show file extensions and never run unknown .EXE files.
5. Use common sense, if you receive a suspicious email, do not open it until you verify its origin, even contacting the alleged sender or the transport company.
6. Do not open emails from unknown senders or to whom no prior information has been requested.
