The concern over cyberattacks in Spain is at an all-time high. This is demonstrated by the latest data from the Ministry for Digital Transformation regarding the public cybersecurity assistance service offered by the National Cybersecurity Institute (Incibe) to citizens and businesses: according to the head of the digital portfolio, Óscar López, the contact number 017 – which directs to the aforementioned service – has received over 95,000 calls between January and June, nearly double the number attended in 2025 (49,599) and practically the same as those registered in all of 2024 (98,546).

He phishing It is one of the most common fraudulent practices on the Internet. The word, which is a derivation of fishing (fishing(in English), refers to identity theft to gain access to personal information or banking data. It is not, therefore, a cyberattack or other complicated computer operations, but rather a traditional type of scam, but online.