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| New Malware Attack, NCC Warns Android Users To Protect Their Personal Info by ThankGodkel: 10:53pm On Oct 22, 2021 |
The NCC is responsible for creating a conducive environment for competition amongst telecom operators, as well as ensuring that telecom operators provide efficient and quality service to their users across the country. Malware is a damaging software that is designed to exploit or cause damage to a device, computer network, or server. It is also used to access one’s information without the person’s authority. Malware is used by fraudsters to illegally take the information of others, which they (the fraudsters) would use in defrauding their victims. The information that can be gotten via malware include passwords, emails, financial information, etc. Flubot is just one of the numerous malware. In regards to this, a statement was released on Friday by Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde, the Director, Public Affairs of the Commission. The statement reads: “According to the information received today, October 21, 2021, from the Nigeria Computer Emergency Response Team (ngCERT), Flubot targets Androids with fake security updates and App installations”. He continued “The ngCERT affirmed that Flubot impersonates Android mobile banking applications to draw fake web view on targeted applications; and its goal transcends stealing personal data and information; it also targets on stealing credit card details or online banking credentials”. “Flubot is circulated through Short Message Service (SMS) and can snoop on incoming notifications, initiate calls, read or write SMS, and transmit the victim’s contact list to its control centre”. “The malware attacks Android devices by pretending to be ‘FedEx’, DHL, Coreeos, and Chrome applications, and compels unsuspecting users to alter the accessibility configuration on their devices in order to maintain continuous presence on devices. So, users should be careful, and don't click on every link that comes in form of an SMS. https://multiblog247.com.ng/2021/10/22/ncc-warns-use-these-methods-to-protect-your-data/
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| Re: New Malware Attack, NCC Warns Android Users To Protect Their Personal Info by dawnomike(m): 10:57pm On Oct 22, 2021 |
No device is protected enough in this country... We barely care about that on phones than on laptops 2 Likes |
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