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From your phone, fraudsters can set up a banking scam before your gullible eyes. With new technologies, these scams are perfected. Certainly, some of them are still based on sending SMS or fraudulent calls.
They are very effective. But today we are talking about the last find of the Cybersecurity Company Threat Fabric. This is a new banking scam that is raging in Europe (especially in Spain and Turkey) and which could arrive in France soon.
Banking scam: intrusive and discreet software
This banking scam exists thanks to the software Crocodrilus. It is a malware (contraction of malicious software), a program that harms the user. As often, It targets your banking and personal data. He manages to steal them directly from your phone without your knowledge.
Indeed, his operating mode is formidable: he hides under the appearance of a legitimate application. But this application does not settle on its own. This is why we invite users not to download applications from unofficial sites.
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The consequences can actually be very annoying. Once you install this software, He requires many authorizations. Often you accept without being wary. However, this allows him to control the screen, to intercept your messages, to recover your banking identifiers or even to simulate your actions.
Result : Malware can empty your bank accountscryptocurrency portfolios or other financial applications. And this, before your eyes. A banking scam as insidious as it is effective, in short.
Invisible software
Where this banking scam strikes hard, it is in its mechanism of action. Indeed, The software goes unnoticed. It does not trigger any visible alert, does not necessarily slow down the phone, and acts in the background.
Often, The victims only discover the infection after having noticed suspicious movements on their accounts. Some signs may, however, alert you. They do not mean that you undergo a banking scam, but must invite you to caution.
For example, if your battery discharges quickly overnight, ask yourself. This can actually mean that a software acts in the background. Similarly, if your storage fills up quickly (and for no reason), it’s time for you to search.
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This formidable banking scam makes many victims in France: how to protect you
How to protect yourself?
Banking scams are real. You should learn to protect yourself. In order not to be fooled by a malware, Start by downloading applications only on official blinds. Then always examine the authorizations required by applications. If some do not seem essential, refuse.
Be aware that updates to your operating system help to fight against banking scams. Indeed, they make it possible to correct safety faults. Do not waste time and do it when they are available.
UFC-Que Choisir also invites you to take an antivirus. Even if he is not infallible, It offers you better security anyway. Finally, do not hesitate to warn your loved ones. To set up bank scams, the crooks rely in particular on the ignorance of the public concerning them.
If you warn your most vulnerable loved ones, You reduce the field of action of cyberpirates. If we all have more vigilant behavior, they are less likely to touch us.
