​8 things to know about how hackers target online shoppers on WhatsApp and other social media …

Gadgets NowSlideShows​8 things to know about how hackers target online shoppers on WhatsApp and other social media websitesGadgets Now Bureau19 Dec, 2020, 09:41AM ISTFacebookTwitterLinkedin19​8 things to know about how hackers target online shoppers on WhatsApp and other social media websitesChina-based hackers reportedly used the recent festive sales of Flipkart and Amazon to dupe online shoppers. Please note that the scam did not take place on these e-commerce websites but on WhatsApp and other social media apps. According to a report by CyberPeace Foundation, hackers used the sales to scam online shoppers by sending them malicious links. They ran fake contests with names similar to the sales of these websites — ‘Big Billion Days Spin the Lucky Wheel’ and ‘Amazon Big Billion Day Sale’. Users are lured to click on malicious links and win prizes. As per the report, these links are still active and operational. Here’s what you need to know about this scam as well as other similar online frauds. 29​Several hacker domains of ‘Big Billion Days Spin the Lucky Wheel’ scam based in ChinaAll domain links are registered in China, specifically in the Guangdong and Henan provinces, under the name of an organization called Fang Xiao Qing. The…
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