Hackers are targeting WhatsApp users to steal their personal data.
Computer security researchers from Armorblox have detected a phishing campaign that can have disastrous consequences for victims, reports Phonandroid relaying information from Bleeping Computer.
It starts with an email allegedly sent by WhatsApp.
In this e-mail, it is indicated that you have received a voice message.
No need to open the messaging app to view it.
A "play" button allows you to do this.
To give more credit to the message, the scammers indicate the date of creation of the message and its duration.
Trojan horse
But by clicking on this button, the victim is redirected to a website that has nothing to do with WhatsApp, obviously.
Once on this website, you are asked to click on "Allow", in order to verify that you are not a robot.
By clicking on this button, the victim will authorize the installation of a Trojan horse.
The malware has the ability to identify accounts stored in browsers and on hard drives or the credentials of cryptocurrency wallets.
With this phishing campaign, hackers can therefore obtain cryptocurrencies but also passwords or credit card numbers.
The victim will also allow advertisements to appear in the browser, relating to scams, adult sites and malware.
What quickly generate income for scammers.
To thwart spam filters, the hackers used an email address from the Center for Road Safety of the Moscow region, which was hacked.
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