The National Police alerts about a scam that steals your data

THE CAPTCHA (COMPLETELY AUTOMATED PUBLfor its acronym in English) are tests designed to differentiate between humans and Bots On the Internet. These ‘barriers’ are used to verify that the user who interacts with a website or service is real and not an automated program, in this way, malicious activities are avoided – as the spamshipping unwanted traffic or brute force attacks. However, scammers do not miss one and also take advantage of the captcha to deceive users.

As the National Police alerts in its profile of the Instagram social network, the Cybercounters use captcha for users to download and install a malicious code On their devices, in this way, mobile phones to get personal information or steal bank data.

This security body informs the following: “It is true, you are not a robot. That is why you do not click automatic and pay attention, because these messages called captcha do not always guarantee your safety. This happens when you find a Fake captcha sailing on suspicious websites or click on a malicious link. These messages seem real, but they are not. By pressing the button, and without realizing it, the site copy a malicious code. “

In addition, he continues to say that “a message appears in which they inform you that to complete the verification you have to follow some instructions with which you will install malware on your device, with which they can reach steal your passwords and bank data“

But how does a malicious captcha differ from a true one? The National Police recommend distrusting the captcha of the websites in which they do not appear normal, emphasizing that A captcha is false when you ask to copy and paste a code. However, if you follow these tips you can avoid the malicious captcha:

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