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06/24/2016
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Criminals use messages shared by users on the application to profit from unwanted charges
Blow is disseminated with the help of other victims through correnteReprodução
A malicious campaign may cause unwanted charges to users of WhatsApp. Using the technique of social engineering present in other scams, cybercriminals promise to inform who visited the user's profile in the messages application. The feature, which is not available in WhatsApp also attract users of other social networks like Facebook.
According to security experts at Kaspersky Lab in Brazil, the blow comes through a contact of the victim and displays the message "Who visited your profile on WhatsApp? Do you know who xeretou You?", Followed by a fraudulent link. By clicking, the user is directed to the site that supposedly offers the feature after sharing the message with ten contacts or three groups.
After the sharing, the victim is redirected to various advertising sites, but none of the promised feature. The ads feature premium content and, if the victim make the registration of your number in any of them, will receive collection service on the invoice or on phone credits.
After sharing message with others, user is sent to fraudulent websites
An important detail of the blow is the fact that most of the pages contain grammatical errors, indicating that they were translated by automatic translation services. At the same time, the pages have use of slang typical of Brazilian Portuguese. The company believes that cybercriminals work with Brazilian affiliate responsible for spreading the coup.
The victims of the campaign should contact your service provider requesting the cancellation of signature and be attentive not to install applications offered by fraudulent sites. According to Kaspersky Lab, these pages virus that displays advertising or spyware that can infect your device.
Source: Economic Brazil
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