Activate WhatsApp video calls
New rumors about the messaging application WhatsApp give rise to cybercriminals to create all sorts of scams to get a piece of their money. It already happened a few months ago when Internet calls were not yet a reality on this service, and now it's happening again with video calls Something the Internaut Security Office Do not activate WhatsApp video calls, it's a scam.
This is a new scam that takes advantage of WhatsApp to reach a large number of users. It consists of a simple message that arrives through any of the user's chats shared by another person who innocently collaborates with the spread del timo In this message you are invited to click on a link to activate the mentioned function of video calls A feature that WhatsApp has not yet been officially confirmed and of which, for the moment, there are only rumors.
This link takes the user to a web page (wsx.xo) in which an attempt is made to impersonate their identity, with a design very similar to the WhatsApp web page To do this, an animation shows a status bar that fills up, pretending to analyze the terminal of the user and his version of WhatsApp to add the false functionality of video calls After that, verify the identity of the user is requested, for which it is necessary to enter both the telephone number and the company to which it belongs. This is where the scam occurs, subscribing the user to a SMS Premium or high-rate messaging service, without effectively activating the aforementioned video calls
The most serious thing is that, to finish this false process, the user must invite other contacts, thus participating, unconsciously, in the spread of the thymus. Something that helps more people fall into the trap and give up their data, continuing the chain with an increasing number of people.
In view of this situation, the Internet User Security Office has already alerted the situation, warning users that do not share your personal data through this linkIn addition, they recommend carrying out a Internet search of your own data, thus investigating whether information such as email address, phone number, or phone number and other issues that the user does not want to make public. In this regard, remember the possibility of following the guidelines of the Spanish Data Protection Agency to remove said sensitive information from the Internet.
They also remember the importance of requesting the user's operator to block Premium SMS messages and services to avoid incurring high expenses within the telephone rate.
From tuexperto.com, we recommend not participating in this kind of chains, avoiding the propagation of Scams and false information that only serve to spread misinformation, taking advantage of the ignorance of some usersYou can check all the news about the latest features that WhatsApp has introduced and plans to introduce on our website, where we also report possible problems and scams like this. Avoid believing messages of this kind even if they are shared by family and friends They may not know where they come from either.
