Current: UPC warns of dangerous fraud

We just announced that UPC will raise the price for the Internet for several users, now another message has appeared in connection with this popular operator. The company warns against fraudulent e-mails that abuse its reputation.

UPC asks its customers not to open the attached link, which is located in the fraudulent e-mail. This link will take you to a fraudulent site that will try to solicit login or payment information from you that could be exploited by attackers.

The company also advises customers to first verify the address from which it was sent when making a suspicious email. Another indication of fraud can be grammatical or stylistic errors in the text.

We often write about fraudulent e-mails of this type and warn our readers against them as well. The attackers regularly abuse the good names of large trusted companies operating in Slovakia. Telecommunication operators have not avoided this problem either. In one of the frauds, the good name of the operator O2 and also Slovenská sporiteľňa was misused.

It is still true that no more technologically proficient user will find such a fraud. We have summarized the general tips on how to protect yourself from various types of fraud in the article How to protect yourself against malware? Tips and prevention against threats in smartphones.