Fake Casio Twitter accounts are on the rise

In recent days, the new song of Shakira and Bizarab has been a trend on all social networks, which is why a large part of the Spanish-speaking community talks about it, A case that cybercriminals have not missed to promote scams.
According to cybersecurity firm ESET, a few hours after the video with the song was posted, several fake accounts posing as the brand appeared. Casio. In some cases, false statements were made, which were repeated by some media outlets.
ESET analyzed the phenomenon of an increase in unofficial Casio accounts on social networks, promoting fake news as a clear example of opportunism. Scammers who exploit topics of collective interest to deceive people.
“It may sound harmless, but the example helps us realize how quickly fake news spreads and how the opportunism of some actors can be used to deceive people, either by revealing False news Or do some other malicious act.” Camilo Gutierrez Amaya, Head of ESET Lab Latin America
On Twitter, the only verified account associated with Casio is @CASIOedu. It appears as an educational section and has a check mark. From this official Casio profile warn there is Fake profiles posing as admins and claiming that no communication posted on these accounts is legitimate.
After analyzing these accounts, ESET noticed that some of them were created in January 2023 and others in 2022, but his first posting dates back to January 13th From this year, which indicates the intention to take advantage of the interest aroused by the release of the song and the reactions it caused.