CYTA has discovered that CYTANET customers have been receiving fraudulent e-mail messages.
In a recent message, which is signed by CYTANET Web media, recipients are asked to reveal their e-mail username and password, as part of a so called maintenance procedure for protection from phishing massages and upgrade of their CYTANET account.
The messages are yet another case of the well-known “phishing” scam, which attempts to obtain details of Internet users’ identity, their credit cards numbers, passwords, account details, as well as other personal information by using fraudulent means. Phishing e-mails usually reach recipients as spam in their e-mail inbox or through pop-up windows when users visit certain websites.
This type of fraud has become a global problem which is under constant examination by specialist international organizations as well as Interpol.
CYTA wishes to state that it has nothing whatsoever to do with the sender of these messages and urges its customers to ignore them and, above all, never to reveal their personal information.
It is also stressed and clarified that under no circumstances does CYTANET ask for such information to be sent via e-mail and advises its customers to contact the CYTANET Call Centre on 8000 8080 whenever they have doubts or reservations about any incoming e-mails. Additionally, CYTANET gives updated information to its customers.
All such messages, whether received by e-mail or mobile phone should be ignored.
Cyta Corporate Communications & Public Relations http://www.cyta.com.cy