Netflix users, beware! Scam spanning 23 nations wants to steal your credit card information.
News Mania Desk / Piyal Chatterjee / 3rd December 2024
Netflix users should be extremely aware of a new phishing scam that is attempting to fool individuals into believing they did not pay for their Netflix membership in order to obtain their Netflix credentials and credit card information.
The new fraud was discovered following a blog post by cybersecurity firm Bitdefender. The fright campaign could have started in September and is spread over 23 nations, including Germany, Spain, the United States, France, Greece, Portugal, Australia, and others.
The phishing campaign begins by instilling a sense of urgency in the user by sending them a time-sensitive SMS informing them that there was an issue with processing their last payment, followed by an official-looking link to sign in and confirm their Netflix credentials in order to continue using the streaming service. One of Bitdefender’s warnings states, “NETFLIX: There was an issue processing your payment.” To keep your services active, please sign in and confirm your information at https://account-details[.]com.”
One the user clicks on the link on the link in the SMS, they are greeted with a replica of official Netflix website where they will be asked to enter their login credentials. In the following page, users will shown that their Netflix account is suspended and asked to enter their personal information, followed by credit card details to continue using the website.
The Netflix credentials and credit card information on the user then most likely goes on Dark Web, where they will be sold either as bundles or as a single item. Netflix has also issued an official statement in the matter, stating that it does not ask users to enter their personal information via text message or email.
“We will never ask you to enter your personal information in a text or email. We will never request payment through a 3rd party vendor or website. If the text or email links to a URL that you don’t recognize, don’t tap or click it.” Netflix said in a statement
