Protecting Telegram from hacking – a new gift fraud scheme has appeared – UNIAN

Cyber ​​fraudsters have come up with a new scheme to attack users of instant messengers, in particular Telegram. Absolutely anyone, even the most attentive user, can get caught.

The victim receives a message about a “gift” in the form of a subscription to Telegram Premium – supposedly someone paid for it. All you need to do is follow the link, enter your phone number and password, and receive your reward.

In fact, the link leads to a malicious site. As soon as the user enters his data, the account or phone is hacked.

In addition, in recent days, cases of distribution of malicious files disguised as photographs have become more frequent on Telegram. Messenger users receive…