It FBI is issuing a warning about a sprink of Chinese hackers trying to steal the money and identity of the people. According to the office, scammers send misleading text messages to iPhone and Android users, saying that they owe unpaid tolls to their cars.
“U.S. residents are bombed with text messages from Chinese Phishers, who sought to come from American toll road operators, including multi-state Ezpass,” the anti-Fishing working group wrote, according to according to Forbidden.
How gravity does the Chinese threat have on American phones?
Officials Pirates look for more than a few dollars when they send the scam texts.
“They don’t care about the seven dollars, they want your credit card number,” Forbes, technology expert, Aidan Holland told Forbes.
According to the FBI, hackers tell people that they have an exceptional balance and send text messages that supplant the State Toll Service Agency. The messages also include telephone numbers that vary by state. According to the FBI, hackers use the links of text messages to record thousands of domains and supplant toll agencies. The cabinet adds that pirates use “an updated phishing kit sold in China, which makes it easy to send text messages and launch phishing sites that are displayed by toll road operators in several North -American states.”
Pirates send messages to random people, including those who do not even use toll roads. The links provided to the messages my use domains such as .top, .Cyou i .xin.
How to avoid falling spam text messages
Authorities remind people who have sudden warnings that the warnings of the issue on unpaid tolls. The messages that are pressured by people because they pay immediately often come from hackers. People are also recommended to carefully look at email addresses and URLs, because scammers usually say domain names. It is also best to avoid clicking links in unsolicited messages.
