Clicking on phishing links can drain your balance, prevent it this way...
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There are increasingly various forms of fraud that are ready to rob victims of their balance. One of them is fraud using phishing links that can take personal data. This makes your balance in your e-wallet unsafe.
The phishing link fraud method can drain your m-banking balance. Phishing fraud modes are now increasingly diverse. For example, fraudsters who appear to be sending information about packages from expeditions. Not only that, there are also those who seem to be giving wedding invitations.
Victims who lack information and technological literacy will automatically be trapped. The government has often appealed to the public not to just open links.
However, if it has already happened, then you should not panic, you can do several things to secure your e-wallet balance.
Based on data from various sources, the following are the characteristics of phishing links:
1. Using a fake website address such as "instagrammm.com", even though the real one is "instagram.com".
2. The content does not match the original website
3. Asks to enter sensitive data such as PIN or OTP code.
4. Detected as an unsafe website, which is indicated by the warning "connection is not secure" appearing on the browser.
If you have already clicked on a phishing link, here are the things you need to do:
1. Immediately turn off the data internet connection or WIFI that is currently connected. So, if you turn off WiFi or cellular data as quickly as possible, data transfer will fail because there is no internet connectivity.
2. Reinstall M-banking applications and data such as BRIMO, BCA Mobile, and so on.
3. Clean the cellphone from RAT malware by doing a factory reset. After successful uninstallation and factory reset, the cellphone can be used normally.
Klik Link Phising Bisa Kuras Saldo, Cegah Dengan Cara Ini...
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Bentuk penipuan saat ini makin beragam yang siap menggasak saldo para korbannya. Salah satunya penipuan menggunakan link phising yang dapat mengambil data pribadi. Hal ini membuat saldo anda di e-wallet tidak aman.
Metode penipuan link phising dapat menguras saldo m-banking anda. Modus penipuan phising kini makin beragam. Misalnya saja, penipu yang seolah-olah mengirimkan informasi soal paket dari ekspedisi. Tak hanya itu saja, ada juga yang seolah-olah memberikan undangan pernikahan.
Korban yang minim informasi dan literasi teknologi otomatis akan terjebak. Pemerintah pun sudah seringkali menghimbau masyarakat untuk tak asal membuka link.
Namun, jika sudah terlanjur, maka sebaiknya tak perlu panik, anda bisa melakukan beberapa hal ini untuk mengamankan saldo e-wallet.
Berdasarkan data berbagai sumber, berikut ciri-ciri link phising:
1. Menggunakan nama alamat website palsu seperti " instagrammm.com", padahal yang asli adalah "instagram.com".
2. Konten tidak sesuai dengan website asli
3. Meminta untuk memasukkan data sensitif seperti pin atau kode OTP.
4. Terdeteksi sebagai website yang tidak amanyang ditandai dengan munculnaya peringatan "connection is not secure" pada browser.
Jika sudah terlanjur klik link phising berikut hal yang harus dilakukan :
1. Langsung matikan koneksi internet data maupaun WIFI yang sedang tersambung. Nah, dengan anda mematikan WiFi atau data seluler secepat mungkin, transfer data akan gagal karena tidak ada konektivitas internet.
2. Instal ulang aplikasi dan data M-banking seperti BRIMO, BCA Mobile, dan sebagainya.
3. Bersihkan ponsel dari malware RAT dengan melakukan factory reset. Setelah uninstal dan reset factory berhasil, HP bisa digunakan secara normal.