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CERT-RO specialists announced that they have recently received numerous notifications about fraud-type cybersecurity incidents, spread through the OLX service and WhatsApp. The method of operation is very simple for cyber criminals.
“The attackers contact a user who posted an ad selling a product on OLX, say they are interested in the purchase, and then claim they made the payment. However, to collect the corresponding amount, it would be necessary to access a link and enter the details of the card on which the amount should be transferred.
Of course, it is a trap, the attackers interrupt any conversation after receiving the card data, and the victims have money withdrawn from their account ”, the CERT-RO experts explained in the press release posted on the website of the institution. Attention, it seems that the cyber attackers are not necessarily from Romania.
Signs that indicate a scam on OLX
Thus, users of the OLX service who sell certain products are contacted by potential buyers, after which, under a certain pretext, the fake customer transfers the OLX conversation to WhatsApp. “Most of the time, the messages received have a strange expression, even though they are in Romanian.
It’s a sign that that text could have been translated with a tool available for free online. Grammatical errors or repetition of terms within the same sentence can be such clues, so carefully analyze the information before clicking, “said CERT-RO.
Whats Next? Cyber attackers inform their victims that the product has already been paid for and generate a false link where the sellers are asked for their card details, including their CVV / CVC code, under the pretext of having paid for the marketed product.
Finally, the link leads to a phishing page, through which cybercriminals try to collect the card data of users. When they wake up with no money on the card, it’s late and the chances of recovering the damage are slim.
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