{"id":141563,"date":"2022-01-29T19:21:47","date_gmt":"2022-01-29T18:21:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=141563"},"modified":"2022-01-29T19:21:47","modified_gmt":"2022-01-29T18:21:47","slug":"avoid-clicking-links-sent-through-sms-ncc-tells-nigerians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/01\/29\/avoid-clicking-links-sent-through-sms-ncc-tells-nigerians\/","title":{"rendered":"Avoid clicking links sent through SMS, NCC tells Nigerians"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has cautioned the public of TangleBot, a new virus infecting Android mobile devices through short messaging service (SMS).<\/p>\n<p>This was disclosed in a statement issued on Saturday by Ikechukwu Adinde, NCC spokesman, following a recent security advisory made available to the commission by the Nigerian Computer Emergency Response Team (ngCERT).<\/p>\n<p>Some of the messages with the link to the malware were said to contain information on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/01\/29\/covid-19-nigeria-records-72-fresh-infections-in-10-states\/\">COVID<\/a> vaccination and power outages.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe aim behind both or either of the messages (on COVID-19 or impending power outages) is to encourage potential victims to follow a link that supposedly offers detailed information,\u201d the statement reads.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOnce at the page, users are asked to update applications such as Adobe Flash Player to view the page\u2019s content by going through nine (9) dialogue boxes to give acceptance to different permissions that will allow the malware operators initiate the malware configuration process.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe immediate consequence to this, is that the malware then steals sensitive data stored on the device and monitors almost every user activity, including camera use, audio conversations, and location, among other things.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The NCC added that the malware takes control of the targeted device, including access to banking data.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn order to ensure maximum protection for Internet users in the country, the ngCERT has offered a number of preventive measures to be taken by the consumers. These measures include an advisory to telecom consumers and other Internet users to refrain from opening Uniform Resource Locators (URLs) from unknown sources while using your mobile devices,\u201d the statement reads.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAdditionally, telecom consumers should never respond or send reply to messages or call back a phone number that is associated with the text that they are unaware of. Should any telecom consumer or Internet user become curious and wish to ascertain the authenticity of any call or messages and wish to probe the incident, such persons may do a web search of both the number and the message content.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPractice safe messaging practices and avoid clicking on any links in texts, even if they appear to come from a legitimate contact. 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