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Action Fraud have announced this today
"Android Malware pretends to be Whatsapp, Uber, and Facebook"
The Android malware is spread via text message which says “We could not deliver your order. Please check your shipping information here hxxp://bit[.]ly/1ZfcNeV”.
Once users click on the link, the malware is installed. It then silently waits in the background for users to open the official app and then overlays a fake interface over the top. Victims are then tricked into revealing their banking information.
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Scary stuff and obviously the best prevention is vigilance when opening messages.
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I never open anything unless it's from a trusted contact. This is the world we now live in I'm afraid.
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@jonsie wrote:I never open anything unless it's from a trusted contact. This is the world we now live in I'm afraid.
True.... but sadly many still would open it (or click on the link)...:smileysad:
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More info
I knew it wouldn't be long before android became as easy as windows to infiltrate x
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Lol don't know how to disable an accidental spoiler 
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@MI5 wrote:
You can infiltrate Fort Knox if the front end is controlled by a numpty.
True x 
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Thanks for sharing @Cleoriff. The more people that hear about these things the less likely they are to succeed so it's good to get the information out there.
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@MI5 wrote:
You can infiltrate Fort Knox if the front end is controlled by a numpty.
I have said this before...NOT EVERYONE has your level of 'knowledge'....
As the article was issued by Action Fraud I thought it relevant to post....
