Scammers Use Fake Video Links to Steal Bank Access
A person receives a message in a messenger app, apparently from an acquaintance—for example, with the caption 'check this video urgently' and a link or file.
Consensus
- Mothers are sending fake video files via messengers to trick users.
- The messages appear to come from familiar contacts.
- The files are disguised as videos, a common and trusted format.
- Opening the file can allow attackers to gain access to online banking and electronic wallets.
- The scheme exploits two levels of trust: the sender's identity and the video format.
- Users should verify suspicious messages with the sender through another channel.
- Users should not install apps or grant permissions after opening unknown files.
- Entering bank card details, passwords, or SMS codes into unknown apps is dangerous.
Points of divergence
- The scam is particularly targeted at young professionals, schoolchildren, and students, and previously involved impersonating employers to extract money and personal data. — m24
Coverage (2 sources)
- Scammers hack online banks through links to videos — Вести
- In the State Duma, warned about a new scheme of fraudsters with malicious video files — Москва 24