Android device users lost at least $99,800 in Central Provident Fund (CPF) savings this month after downloading an app containing malware, said police. Read more at stomp.straitstimes.com
Android device users lost at least $99,800 in Central Provident Fund savings this month after downloading an app containing malware, said police.
They would contact the scammers via the social messaging platform or WhatsApp and the scammers would send a uniform resource locator to the victims. Unknown to the victims, the application would contain malware that allowed scammers to access the victims’ devices remotely and steal passwords, including the Singpass passcode, stored in the device.
Victims would be directed to fake bank application log-in sites to key in their banking credentials to make payment within the application. The malware with keylogging capabilities would then capture the credentials keyed by the victim in the fake banking sites and send them to the scammer.
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