Beware of Phishing Links in Messages
Beware of phishing links in messages
"Suddenly a message appears on the screen of the smartphone either in WhatsApp or in a direct message - your delivery is ready, follow the link below to know the location of the package. Then give a hyperlink.
Sometimes a link to a free subscription offer on Amazon Prime or Netflix. If you click on these links, WhatsApp, the control of the whole phone will go to someone else.
The hacker group is spreading a viral link to various WhatsApp groups in the name of converting WhatsApp to pink. Clicking on it can hack users' phones. Even accessing your WhatsApp ID can lead to many complications.
Such messages have grown alarmingly in the last two weeks and will not give you any package delivery information at all. Yes, a package tracking app will ask you to install. That app is actually a spyware. So far it is attacking Android phones.
Cyber experts advise to avoid these fake links. Multiple antivirus engines are getting blocked by entering the phone through this link. It has been said not to forward or click such links. In many cases, the name of the app shows Flubut. It has the ability to hack mobile phones and steal sensitive information.
Cyber security expert Asikul Alam Millat told Panna Jugantar that users need to be wary of WhatsApp Pink. Don't click on any link called hashtag WhatsApp Pink. If you click, all the data of your phone can be lost. Users should be especially careful about malware. Millat Panna was talking about tapping on the link that came with a text message or SMS.
The National Cyber Security Center in the UK said in a warning that the malware has the ability to automatically create similar messages and send them to other contacts in the phonebook of the infected mobile. This is how the malware is spreading.
Ben Wood, chief analyst at CCS Insights, a cybersecurity firm, says Vodafone's warning about its customers shows just how serious the issue is. However, this is not the first time that hackers have attacked WhatsApp or hijacked information with a delivery package message. Instead of spreading fake news or rumors, the Facebook-owned platform is now being used more for financial and job fraud. But this time the exception is that it is installed on the mobile phone and keeps sending messages to get new victims. "
