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07 April 2020New, massive sending of sms for false information that reports to a fake INPS website. To signal the umpteenth case of "smishing" (the 'fishing of data' through sms) is the Postal Police, which warns users that in these hours are receiving on their smartphones the message "Following his accreditation request Covid-19 question. Update your data in inps-ixxxxx.online. " "By clicking on the link that simulates the features of the original Inps site - investigators warn - an APK (malware) is downloaded which, installed on the mobile phone, allows criminals to access the device and gain control over it".Cybercriminals almost always take advantage of psychological mechanisms, such as urgency or the possibility of gaining personal advantage. It is good to remember that: - "often in this type of scams the graphic design of the fraudulent site is absolutely identical to that of the original site and for this reason we can fall into error"; - "the presence of an encrypted page, or the wording https next to the symbol of a padlock in the URL makes a site reliable "; -" no institutional body invites users through email, sms, telephone, or messages on social networks, to provide passwords, card data, codes, pins, credentials, keys access to home banking or other personal codes "; -" you access the site by directly typing the address from the toolbar, avoiding clicking on the links that are received by any means ". From here a whole series of recommendations, which can be consulted on the website of the online police station. In particular: "never connect to the site indicated in the text of the message"; "if you have logged in by mistake, do not provide any type of credentials and personal data and do not authenticate"; "do not download any documents or attachments"; "always be wary of requests whose origin is uncertain"; "always keep your username, password and device code with the utmost care and do not disclose them to third parties".