In fact, it is a phishing campaign derived from the variant that has already made millions of victims so far, respectively the attack "Are you, somehow?"which involves receiving a message from a person, who can also be known by the target person.The message consists of a video, in which the attacker claims that the victim would appear, shows the publication "The Sun"
It is, in fact, a virus, trying to exploit the victim's computer or phone in order to obtain sensitive personal information, including access to bank accounts, warns experts in online crime, according to the quoted source.
Phishing message can be sent right from a virtual friend's computer or phone
The phishing message can be sent from the computer or phone of a virtual friend, without suspecting, because he already has the infected device.
If the target will click on the link with the so-called video sent, it will be redirected on a series of sites, ending by infecting its device with malware.
The present threat, considered at least as dangerous, was investigated by Cybernews experts.
The victims even reach a phishing page that imitates Facebook
Online security experts believe that a hacker could determine the location of a person, the device he uses and the operating system on the device.Based on this data, it will adapt the type of malware used, which will ultimately infect the device and lead to leakage of sensitive information.
The victims even reach a phishing page that imitates Facebook, where personal data will be requested.
According to Cybernews, the attacks began in January 2020 and targeted users in Germany.So far, 480,000 people would have been affected.
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