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Hackers attack phones with letters on paper

Don't scan a QR code because you can't see where it will take you. Instead, look for a direct address on the website, advises an expert

Nov 21, 2024 14:00 53

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„If you think you are the victim of a cyberattack, reset your phone. This is done with one button from the settings”, cyber security expert Khristian Daskalov advised on the air of “Tvoyat den” on NOVA NEWS.

His words are about the cases in which cybercriminals use an attractive way to infect the mobile devices of Swiss citizens. It is a series of attacks in which criminals use paper letters to infect Android devices.

Πima asked their recipients to install a special application via a QR code, warning of the eĸect period. They were made to look like those sent by the Swiss Federal Service for Meteorology and Climatology, MeteoSwiss.

„Don't scan a QR code because you can't see where it will take you. Instead, look for a direct website address. Do not download apps outside the official Android and Apple stores. Once we've downloaded an app, we can give it access to literally anything else. Read what rights you give to individual applications”, advised Daskalov and added that such information about applications should be checked from two sources.