- Chinese
scammers found a new way to hack into your personal information. - Scammers are using a new type of adware targeting prominent brands and tricking their customers into fraudulent and phishing scams.
- Here’s how you can stay safe.
If you have received social media links to websites that offer or promise free Diwali gifts, then that website is most likely trying to steal your personal information such as bank account details, contact number, address, Aaadhar card number, and more.
According to Cert-in, Indian Computer Emergency Response Team, recent
advisory, a new type of adware are targeting prominent brand and tricking its customers into fraudulent and phishing scams.
Fake messages are been circulating on various social media platforms like Instagram, WhatsApp, Facebook, Telegram, and SMS. These messages falsely claim a festive offer luring users into gift links and prizes. This new type of scam mostly targets women and asks to share the link among peers on Telegram/ WhatsApp/ Instagram accounts, said the CERT-In in the advisory.
The national cybersecurity agency also said that most of these websites use Chinese (.cn) domains, including (.xyz, .top) extensions.
How does this scam work?
The victim receives a message containing a link to a scam website similar to the websites of popular brands. Also, the link could come from other victims who have been asked to share the link with their friends and family.
Once the user clicks on the link, they are greeted…