New Text Threat aims users of smartphones
Republican on March 11 with details of the new state from state warnings and government councils for anyone who receives these dangerous texts.
The FBI warns of a threat moving throughout America “from the state to state” aims to citizens through malicious SMS (smile) texts, teling iPhone, android users to “delete any text taken”. Cyber criminals have now recorded “over 10,000 fields” to promote a new wave of attacks.
The new report comes through Unit 42 of Palo Alto Networks’. The new campaign, says, “attracts users to disclose personal and/or financial information, including credit or debit and account card information.” The original threat focuses on tariff frauds, with specific state -owned payment; The new group of domains adds distribution services to the mixture.
Scam Toll has generated titles in recent months, rarely a week without a new report from the state or local media somewhere in America. FTC warns that “not only the fraudster is trying to steal your money, but if you click on, they can get your personal information and even steal your identity.”
All bright texts follow a similar pattern. You have an outstanding bill and you have to pay it urgently to avoid higher or worse costs. There is a link to the payment page – which is where the new fields come into play. Given the blockages of imessage in such links, texts include instructions to respond or copy the connection to safari to make payments.
Tariff fraud is exclusively for local operators, but everything seems to use a tool of vehicle built by Chinese cyber crime groups. A little surprise that the example of the root fields and the names of the fully qualified domain separated by Unit 42 all share the Chinese TLD. You can easily see how these domain names are created to attract a click:
- dhl.com-new[.]peg
- Driveks.com-jds[.]peg
- ezdrive.com-2h98[.]peg
- ezdrivema.com- Citmitations-etc[.]peg
- Ezdrivema.com Securetta[.]peg
- E-ZASSIAG.com-Courtfees[.]peg
- e-zpassny.com-licketd[.]peg
- FedEx.com-fedexl[.]peg
- Getpass.com-tickeuz[.]peg
- Sunpass.com-licketap[.]peg
- thetollroads.com-fastrakeu[.]peg
- USPS.com- tracking-helpsomg[.]peg
This list is not exhaustive, but it will help you flag the threats. It also means saying that any US fee payment platform or the large delivery service will not redirect you to a Chinese domain from a link within a text, even where there is a “.Com” earlier in the range. But even if the connection does not have a Chinese Teltale TLD, you should not click from a text. As the Bureau says, “check your account using the legitimate website of the Toll Service [or] Contact the tariff service customer service number. “
By PoundTariff payment fraud campaigns continue to spread, making it clear why so many new areas are required. “A massive wave of phishing text messages has led numerous cities across the US to issue warnings, including by Annapolis, Boston, Greenwich, Denver, Detroit, Houston, Milwaakee, Salt Lake City, Charlotte, San Francisco, and many others.”
In addition to the high -level field, Pound We also note in a text they received in New York “a story sign that this is a trick, as the dollar sign appears after the plural, rather than before, as is the custom in the US this is what the phishing fraud was created by people outside the US”
McAfee has now issued its warning, emphasizing the most intended cities from these frauds. “Look at both ways for a new form of fraud that is growing, especially if you live in Dallas, Atlanta, Los Angeles, Chicago, or Orlando – False Road Fraud. They are the top five cities intended by deceit.”
The team reports “A great rise in them in recent weeks; fake tariff road frauds have been almost fourfold in late February compared to the place where they were in January.” Their full list of the most targeted cities is here:
- “Dallas, Texas
- Atlanta, Georgia
- Los Angeles, California
- Chicago, Illinois
- Orlando, Florida
- Miami, Florida
- San Antonio, Texas
- Las Vegas, Nevada
- Houston, Texas
- Denver, Colorado
- San Diego, California
- Phoenix, Arizona
- Seattle, Washington
- Indianapolis, Indiana
- Boardman, Ohio “
These warnings of unpaid fraud fraud are quickly being made a daily phenomenon, causing Luiziana Attorney General Liz Murrill to issue a direct message to citizens in the state after being targeted. “I also received this text. Is a trick. If you ever get a text that looks suspicious, make sure you never click on it. You do not want your private information to be stolen by fraudsters, “she warned.
As with the report by Unit 42, state officials advise that the link involved in the message is a sign of the risk of stories, illustrating why carefully selected areas are critical for the attacks. “Internet addresses coming from Skammers will include a hip to the address, such as Geauxpass-la.com or one that is wrong from a letter like to leave out an ‘x’ on geauxpass. The wrong internet addresses are https // geaupass.net or https://geauxpass-la.com. The customer service team is www.geauxpass.com.
Meanwhile in Detroit, news decided to put feelings throughout the city to check how viral a scam had become the fraud in the country. “Has your phone swollen with texts about unpaid tariff bills? The safe mine has, and the same is true for many of us in 7 News Detroit. I decided to ask about this on the Wxyz page on Facebook, and we received more than 4,300 comments from people across Michigan and others abroad. “
The new team heralds a new bad trick set by attackers; When a local woman “tried to pay using its debit card, [she] Got a pop-up showing that the card was denied. This is fraud! Scammers want you to continue to try different cards, so they have those numbers to use yourself. “
Other warnings this week gave Virgina and Maryland, Indiana, North Carolina, George and Ohio.
FBI’s advice for anyone who is bad for these frauds is very simple:
- “Submit a complaint to IC3, www.ic3.gov, [and include] the phone number from where the text originated [and] The website listed within the text
- Check your account using the legitimate website of the Toll Service.
- Contact the telephone phone number of the Toll Service Customer.
- Delete any smiling -stained text.
- If you have clicked any links or provided your information, make efforts to provide your personal information and financial accounts. Dispute over any unknown fee. “
FTC advises extensively alike:
- Do not click on any link to or answer unexpected texts. Scammers want you to react quickly, but it is best to stop and control it.
- Check to see if the text is legal. Reach the State Agency by using a phone number or website that you know is true – not the information from the text.
- Report and delete messages with unwanted text. Use your phone’s “Report Junk” option to report unwanted texts to your messaging app or forward them to 7726 (SPAM). After you have checked and reported it, delete the text. “
Zimperium has just warned that cyber criminals are switching to a “first mobile attack strategy” because you are more vulnerable to small screen equipment. It is easy to see why this is, and why you are more likely to click on a text than an email – do not.