Security News > 2021 > November > Netflix Bait: Phishers Target Streamers with Fake Service Signups

The past year's massive migration of movie and television audiences to streaming services has provided scammers with a sweet opportunity to launch phishing attempts to lure would-be subscribers into giving up their payment information.

Where there's payment data, cybercriminals are sure to follow, Kaspersky's Leonid Grustniy pointed out in his latest report, warning about phishing campaigns disguised to look like Netflix, Amazon Prime and other streaming service offers.

Fake sign-up pages for services like Netflix were used to pry email addresses and credit-card information from victims.

Another tactic aimed at streamers and observed by Kaspersky researchers included fake offers to stream popular shows like Disney's The Mandalorian.

"After all, depending on your Netflix plan, you can stream on devices simultaneously, and cybercriminals can sell your login credentials to any number of streamers," Grustniy wrote.

Kaspersky advises users to avoid clicking on any emails that appear to be associated with streaming services, and to pay attention to obvious signs it's a scam, like misspellings in communications where they're asked for payment information.

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