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Digital tools and the use of the Internet are becoming more and more fundamental in our daily lives . Years ago people believed that one of the basic principles to avoiding a malicious site was to verify that the website we accessed had the SSL certificate .
The SSL certificate is a small data file that digitally links a cryptographic key to an organization ’ s data . This key , in turn , activates the HTTPS security protocol and lock , which we can find at the beginning of the URL of most of the web pages we visit .
In theory , this padlock guarantees us a secure connection . Now , this has become a myth since various reports determine that cybercriminals also use the SSL protocol to gain the trust of netizens .
Cybercriminals are increasingly using better tactics so that the user can fall more easily for the fraud .
Axur , a company dedicated to monitoring and responding to digital risks , has presented a report on Online Criminal Activity in Latin America for the first half of 2021 . This reports that this activity has become a trend among cybercriminals since 75 % of the fraudulent phishing sites identified by Axur had the HTTPS certificate installed at the time of detection .
Axur identified this movement last year . By 2022 , this trend is expected to consolidate as a practice among cybercriminals .
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