DRUGS ON THE CHEAP
With the outrageous price of health care, it's no small wonder that consumers who rely on prescription drugs are prime targets for exploitation. Equipped with this knowledge, scammers are constantly targeting users who are willing to sacrifice personal and financial information for the chance that they'll access affordable drugs from Canada.
"It's an effective and very robust operation, which makes it pretty significant for a blanketed attack," said Derek Manky, security research engineer at Fortinet.
Recent and very official looking pharmaceutical phishes, such as the infamous Xpress Pharmacy ring, have asked users to contact a technical support number or fill out authentic looking forms with personal information followed by promises to supply low-cost medications. But instead of pills, users generally wind up with nothing. If medications are actually delivered from the phish, users are in danger of ingesting placebos, out-of-date drugs or other foreign substances, which pose a major health risk in addition to any information that is lost.
