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New type of fraud Discovered in WhatsApp


Experts on cybercrime have revealed a new scheme to defraud users of the WhatsApp messenger. It is reported by the company ESET in the press release received by the editors".ru".As bait for the victim uses terabytes of free Internet traffic. It comes from the person supposedly in honor of the decade of the messenger. To use it, the user needs to click on the link in the email to answer some questions and share the link to 30 friends.
 
ESET experts have found that the site is a phishing site created to steal confidential user data. The crooks used it for several malicious campaigns, sending offers to users on behalf of well-known brands such as Adidas, Nescafe and omega.Previously scammers have already come up with such schemes to defraud users of WhatsApp. In early may it became known that the victims came a letter with the offer to get a premium account on messenger. Attached to the message link also led to a phishing site.What is happening in Russia and in the world? We explain on our YouTube channel. Subscribe!






18/06/19    Çap et