Messages keep coming on SMS or WhatsApp on the phone, in which many types of links have been given. If you also click on such a link, then you should be very careful.
New Delhi. In today’s time, all the work has become much easier due to being online. But in this era of technology, where online work has become easier, criminals have also found a new way of committing crime. Messages are often received on the phone via SMS or WhatsApp, in which many types of links have been given. If you also click on such link without thinking, now you need to be careful.
Yes, you should check them properly once you click on these types of messages which are given a link to track the delivery or download something. A little carelessness can prove harmful for you.
spreading fast , fake message named FluBot
In the UK, a fake message called FluBot is rapidly spreading as a package delivery tracker. It is coming through fake content messages, claiming that it belongs to a delivery company.
In this, users are being asked to click on a link to track package delivery. In this fake link, users are being asked to install an app to track delivery. This app does not track delivery but is a fake app that steals data from that Android smartphone.
People of these countries are becoming fast victims.
This fake virus is spreading rapidly in the UK, Spain, Germany and Poland and is affecting users in a big way. The UK’s National Cyber Security Center (NCSC) has issued security guidelines to identify fake apps. At the same time, network provider companies like Vodafone have warned people to avoid this fake message.
Do these things immediately to avoid
According to NCSC, users who are affected by this fake content should reset their smartphone as soon as possible, which can save your data.
Apart from this, users have also been told that they do not have to log into any new account to save their data. Apart from this, users should also be allowed to change the password to save data.
making the thugs such a victim
Messages from users are being claimed by a delivery company to download this FluBot. In which users are asked to click on a link to track package delivery.
This fake link asks users to install an app to follow fake delivery. If an Android smartphone user clicks on this fake link, it is redirected to a website.
The website then directs users to a third party site to download the APK file. This type of file is usually blocked by default to protect users from this type of attack, but it gives information to fake website users to download FluBot. This fake message steals important data such as passwords, banking details and contact list from the smartphone.
