Circulating in chat groups in the WhatsApp messaging application regarding the latest threat from malicious links (phishing). It is stated that there has been a proliferation of data theft via WhatsApp messages disguised as PDF files.
This is the latest mode of phishing that attempts to spread malicious application programs, which if executed can lead to theft of personal data.
“They no longer use the .APK program. “Now they have switched to using the .Pdf program,” said the message circulating.
The content of the message asks not to open the fake PDF link. “Be careful not to be fooled!!” read another part of the message.
It’s as if the file name is pdf even though it’s actually .apk which is renamed.
Apparently, the PDF is an APK (Android Package Kit) which only changed the name format.
In the message circulating, the phisher wrote ‘.pdf’, but what vaccinecom received was ‘.Pdf’.
The advice is not to install applications outside the Play Store.
Phishing is a form of activity that threatens or traps someone with the concept of luring that person. Namely by deceiving someone so that the person indirectly provides all the information the trapper needs.
Phishing including cyber crime. Where currently criminal acts are rampant through computer networks.
As time goes by, criminal acts are also increasingly widespread throughout the world. So many threats that occur today are also via computers.
Social media is a place where people can connect remotely, as well as a place to get information quickly.
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Almost everyone around the world uses social media. So cyber crime activists really take advantage of this opportunity to carry out actions against social media users.
Then they carried out attacks in various ways, one of which was phishing itself.
In social media, phishing This can be done by trapping the user through link which is very convincing, you can also send it via email.
When the user is careless and accidentally click address, then all data in the account will be read and stolen.
aside from that phishing threatening bank customers. For every threat, there must be a way out. There are many precautions to prevent attacks phishing.
Don’t just click on any link in a chain message and fill in the data
