An old and notorious malware called Flubot has reportedly made a comeback with new capabilities. Cybercriminals are now fooling people into installing the virus in their phones.
Attackers are sending such warning messages to phones of android users that prompt that they have been the victim of a dangerous security breach and infected by the malware. However, the message has been found to be fake.
The message asks users to take action against the alleged security breach by clicking on a link. Be warned, the link will instead install the malware on the device.
Upgraded malware
Cybercriminals earlier used the text message to infect devices with the Flubot malware, by sending a link to access voicemail. The fake message is changed regularly to ensure that victims are confused into clicking the link and permitting the malware to get installed on their phones.
The threat has been reported by the Computer Emergency Response Team of New Zealand (CERT NZ), which revealed that the latest target messages from hackers claim that the users’ photos were uploaded, prompting them to view them by clicking the link.
UPDATE: The installation page for #Flubot has changed to look like a warning page. If you see this page close the page IMMEDIATELY and DO NOT click “Install security update”. Advisory update to follow. pic.twitter.com/TDam5HEphz
— CERT NZ (@CERTNZ) September 30, 2021
CERT NZ’s advisory read, “Given that the word ..
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