229. WhatsApp Screen Mirroring Fraud. скачать в хорошем качестве

229. WhatsApp Screen Mirroring Fraud.

Recently OneCard issued an advisory to its customers warning them about a potentially dangerous scam known as ‘WhatsApp Screen Mirroring Fraud’. While it is relatively easy to avoid this scam, the main issue is not many people are aware of it and hence there are reports of people getting caught up in it. If you fall prey to this scam, you could end up losing access to your bank account, facing identity theft or suffering financial losses. In this type of scam, fraudsters trick a person into enabling screen-sharing via WhatsApp. This way, the fraudsters gain access to the person’s sensitive information such as OTPs, bank details, passwords, personal messages, etc. As a result, the person can fall prey to financial losses, account takeovers and even identify theft. According to the advisory, here’s how this fraud works: Step 1: Building trust- The fraudster poses as an employee of a trusted organisation like a bank or financial company. They falsely claim that there’s an issue with your account and convince you to share your screen with them. Step 2:initiation-The fraudster walks you through a tutorial on enabling screen-sharing on your device and then cleverly claims they can’t see your screen properly and now need you to start a WhatsApp video call with them. Step 3: Theft- The fraudsters can see your screen live while you’re using a screen-sharing app. They start any banking transaction by claiming it’s for verification. The moment you receive the OTP or enter your PIN/Password to approve the transaction, the fraudster is aware of it. Step 4: Alternate route through keyboard logger- The fraudster could use this alternative methd of installing a keylogger or keyboard logger into your mobile device. A keyboard logger is a type of software that monitors what you type on the virtual keyboard. After the fraudster instals the malicious app or keyboard logger on your mobile device, they can steal your banking passwords, social media passwords, and more. Step 5: misuse of information- The fraudster can use the information collected from your mobile device to make unauthorised transactions, mess with your banking accounts and even commit identity fraud.