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[br][br]Scammers have a knack of coming up with nifty ways to con money out of people.[br][br]They often use malware, fake pages, and even shady calls to trick users into giving away their confidential banking details.[br][br]But now, these fraudsters are turning creative and using Google Calendar to break into people's bank accounts.[br][br]Here's all about their unique modus operandi.[br][br]Google Calender's default invitation setting[br][br]Google Calendar is an app that millions of people use, or at least have, on their Android smartphones.[br][br]It comes with a range of features, including a default setting that automatically adds invitations to your schedule, even when you do not choose to respond to them.[br][br]The invitation remains on the calendar and pops-up as a notification a few moments prior to its start.[br][br][br]Now, scammers are exploiting this exact setting[br][br]A report from PhoneArena reveals that scammers are using Google Calendar's default configuration as a way to phish unsuspecting users.[br][br]They send out fake invitations for contest wins and incoming wire transfers and add them on the Google Calendar schedule of Android users.[br][br]The message keeps popping up as a notification, asking the user to sign up with their details to receive the prize.[br][br][br]Notification comes from Google, forcing users to believe it[br][br]As the notification comes from Google Calendar itself, people may consider it legit and use the link given in the invitation to win the prize money.[br][br]However, this would be walking into the attacker's trap; the URL would redirect to a page where any entered information, be it banking username or password, will go to the attackers' servers.[br][br][br]Changing Google Calendar settings will help[br][br]You can avoid this attack by opening Google.com/calendar and heading over to settings through the gear icon in the upper right corner.[br][br]Then, head over to 'Event Settings' and change the setting for "Automatically add invitations" to "No, only show invitations to which I have responded."[br][br]Then, scroll down and uncheck "Show declined events" to keep the notification from popping up.[br][br][br][br]#Infinix_India..... |
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发表于 2019-06-24 21:35:46
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