According to data from the Ministry of Interior, in 2024 71,772 cyber scams, an average of 200 daily complaints were reported in Catalonia. They are worrying figures, and that is why L’Angència de Cyberseguretat de Catalunya (Cybersecurity agency Cataluña) has released two new measures to combat the scams online.
The most important is A channel of WhatsApp which warns of scams in real time. In addition, a form is now available with which citizens can notify online online scams that have suffered or found.
«This channel will serve to be up to date with the scams that can reach us at any time, while the mailbox will be a tool where everyone can be directed to communicate a cyberfa,» explains Laura Caballero, director of the Cybersecurity Agency of Catalonia, in the statement.
This is how Catalan scam alerts work on mobile
These measures bind to existing ones to fight scams onlineas the notices of scams through its website.
It is a pilot program that has been launched with the aim of reducing the number of frauds that occur every day.
The Cybersecurity Agency of Catalonia considers citizen awareness to prevent risk situations, in which anyone can fall.
Knowing the different active digital scams at each moment can be very useful not to fall into them: «The first line of defense against cybercrime is to be well informed and know the basic aspects to avoid deception,» says Laura Caballero.
The aforementioned WhatsApp channel that warns of online scams, is available in this link. The alerts of the day can be used for consultations, or activate notifications to reach your mobile at the time a fraud occurs.
The agency clarifies that constant notifications will not occur. It will only be alerted to internet scams that have an important reachor are new.
In this other link is the form to warn online scams that you have suffered, or you have located, but you have not chopped.
The most effective way to fight scams is to know them before they get to you. This WhatsApp channel with online scam notices of the Cyber Security Agency of Catalonia, can be very useful.
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