BadCyber has uncovered new scams aimed at a Facebook platform by Polish fraudsters. The unusual deception was documented and explained in detail in a report posted on its official website showing how fraudulent execution was carried out.
The fraud involves the seizure by Polish scammers of user accounts on the Facebook social networking platform to access their bank accounts and financial contents and quickly transfer stolen money to the Bitcoin folder anonymously in a complex and arduous process, since most users do not use 2-step verification.
The hackers have relied on known malware and phishing techniques to sign in and access Facebook accounts. After penetrating the account and accessing information on the history of a user's chat, targeting and close contact with individuals close to the accountant, .
As the actual user of the account, the attacker can access many contacts and ask them to send a small amount of money because they need a little money for some online purchases. These are common because Poland uses prepayment services heavily for online shopping Without credit cards.
Once the contact is approved by the contact person, the attackers send a deceptive payment link that directs the suspected victims to carefully reproduced sites from Poland's popular payment service providers. These cloned locations require users to quickly complete the payment by entering the code received via SMS.
The short message requests approval of the transactions, and the researchers noted that the hampers have discovered a way to process the text and turn it into a reliable transfer authorization, which enables users to send money to specific accounts without additional security measures.
BadCyber estimates that the attacker needs about 15 minutes to empty the bank account and transfer all stolen money to Bitcoin's anonymous wallet as soon as the attackers can trick the victim into a "credible conversion".
Although it is not yet clear how widespread the attack is, researchers believe that there are a series of attempts that could be made during the same night. According to the protection company, what makes the fraud very bad is that it is largely outside banks and difficult to control after conversion Money to the form of petrequin.
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