Phishing protection
1. What is phishing?
Phishing is a cybercrime technique that attempts to trick you into voluntarily providing personal or financial data by impersonating trusted individuals or organizations.
2. How can you protect yourself?
- Verify the sender’s domainAll the official e-mails of the firm come from the domain @martinezcaballeroabogados.com. If it is different, be suspicious.
- Beware of unexpected links or attachments.Especially if you have not established prior contact with the sender.
- Pay attention to the language of the messageOfficial communications avoid misspellings or poorly worded expressions.
- Do not share sensitive dataNever give out personal information, banking information or passwords by email or message.
- Be wary of urgent requestsScams often generate alarm so that you act without checking. For example, be wary of emails stating “urgent: change bank details”.
3. Common forms of phishing in offices
- Alleged intellectual property infringementMessages simulating warnings of unauthorized use of customer content.
- False changes in bank accounts: Mails stating that “the account for the payment of fees has changed” and providing false data.
4. If you receive a suspicious email, do the following
- DO NOT respond, click on links or open files..
- Do not make payments through instructions in suspicious e-mails.. The bank details are on the printed invoice or official PDF.
- Check with your usual contact if there are any official changes.
5. How to report it?
Send us an immediate email to info@martinezcaballeroabogados.com (or the internal address you designate) with the suspicious message as an attachment. If you are a client, also contact your usual lawyer.
6. Our commitment
- We will analyze and, if appropriate, report phishing attempts to the appropriate authorities.
- We regularly train our team and clients on the latest email scam tactics.
- We implement technical controls such as antivirus filters, link protection in emails and alerts to detect suspicious campaigns.