Cybercriminals have taken control of the NEO24.pl online store by sending out messages about a false special offer.

The customers have received SMS messages informing about a 30% discount on all items in the store. The message contained a link redirecting to mistrzostwa.neo24.pl. NEONET appeared as the sender of the message on the users' devices.

As per the information from the Next portal, where the press office has sent its statement, the NEO24.pl company has undertaken all necessary steps in order to minimize the results of the operation of the hackers, shutting down the mistrzostwa.neo24,pl domain and the server which was the target of the attack.

The victims of the attack, by purchasing from the page from the SMS message, were redirected to a false Dotpay payment site when wanting to pay for the purchased products. The hackers have captured the data required for logging into the electronic banking system. The victim, thinking that entering the one-time SMS code confirms the transaction, was creating a new trusted recipient.

For the time being, it is unknown how many people have become victims of the swindlers. The Neo24.pl company has informed proper competent bodies about the existing situation, simultaneously analyzing the circumstances of the incident on its own.