Ukranian National News reported:
Scammers are using the death of Pope Francis on social media for cyberattacks. They are spreading fake images and links that lead to fraudulent sites to steal data.
Thanks to such "traps", users are forced to click on the embedded links in fake posts or start search queries, as a result of which they are redirected to fraudulent sites. The cybersecurity company Check Point has found that these sites are used for data theft or even financial fraud.
On other sites, according to experts, background processes are launched, invisible to the user. In this way, actions on the computer or smartphone are secretly tracked.
Scammers are using the death of Pope Francis on social media for cyberattacks. They are spreading fake images and links that lead to fraudulent sites to steal data.
Thanks to such "traps", users are forced to click on the embedded links in fake posts or start search queries, as a result of which they are redirected to fraudulent sites. The cybersecurity company Check Point has found that these sites are used for data theft or even financial fraud.
On other sites, according to experts, background processes are launched, invisible to the user. In this way, actions on the computer or smartphone are secretly tracked.
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