2026 Grupo Carso — official Instagram fraud alert warning of suspicious WhatsApp/SMS phishing using Carso identity
Data compromised
User credentials or payments if victims comply with fake instructions
Technical writeup
Grupo Carso social channels issued January 2026 fraud alerts instructing users to ignore unknown-number messages purporting to be corporate outreach—typical Latin America smishing defense comms.
Root cause
Criminal impersonation campaigns targeting corporate brand trust