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‘Your electricity will be disconnected…’: Scammers try to lure unsuspecting victims

‘Your electricity will be disconnected…’: Scammers try to lure unsuspecting victims

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Many users have been receiving messages on WhatsApp and via SMS from unknown numbers which claim that the user’s electricity, telephone or other connections will be disconnected unless they contact a certain number. “I received the first SMS on September 30 and then a second message on October 2. My mother also received a similar […]

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Scammers are using SMS forwarding apps to defraud bank customers in India: Report

Scammers are using SMS forwarding apps to defraud bank customers in India: Report

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A new phishing campaign targeting Indian banking customers has been discovered where phishing sites collect victims’ banking credentials and personally-identifiable information (PII).  After the details are stolen, an Android SMS forwarding malware is downloaded to their devices as well. This was discovered by CloudSEK’s Threat Research and Information Analytics, which discovered several domains working on […]

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