Kaspersky Security has warned Android users of a new fraud that uses a fake version of the famous "Chrome" web browser to steal private and personal photos.
According to a report of the British Express website, the last short text messages attack sends a simple text message indicating that he was sent to the recipient, but he was not delivered and asked to click on a link, and that link is transferred to a fake web page, where he is urged onDownload applications such as Chrome or the "Android" application of the connection company.
Once the fake applications then begin to install the harmful program called "Roaming Mantis", which can end up to create chaos in devices and deliver personal files to pirates.
Unlike some attacks trying to access banking information, this last threat is directly directed to your photo album, as it is completely able to download each of your photos and albums.
The security team at Kaspersky - which discovered the fraud for the first time - says that the pirates can then use these images to achieve huge financial gains..
Besides many users who store images such as passports and bank cards details, there is also an opportunity to blackmail money from the victim if they have more special pictures stored on their devices.
Kaspersky explained that "criminals have two goals, one of the possible scenarios is that criminals steal details from things such as driving licenses, health insurance cards or bank cards, to subscribe to contracts with payment services using the fast response code or mobile payment services, and criminals can also useThe stolen pictures to get money in other ways, such as sexual extortion ".
"Roming Manits" is not new, as it was discovered for the first time in parts of Asia in 2018, yet this new warning came, as it seems that the attack is spreading quickly throughout Europe with France and Germany currently among the most affected regions.
And if you are wondering if these types of attacks are really working, the answer is yes.
Kaspersky has released data on the number of times that fake applications were downloaded, and it seems that thousands are deceived every day.Indeed, the malicious version of Chrome has now been proven more than 65,000 times in France alone.
Speaking of this new threat, Kaspersky said, "Almost 4 years have passed since I noticed for the first time the Romang Mantz campaign, and since then the criminal group has continued its offensive activities using various harmful programs, and in addition to that the group has now sought its geography by adding two European countries to the targeted areasHome, and we expect these attacks to continue in 2022 due to strong financial motives..
It can be said that the advice is clear, delete any text messages if you are not sure of their source, and do not download any applications unless you are sure that they are from an official source.