Do NOT open this text! Sky warns all customers to immediately delete dangerous DHL messages

Recent articles

Sky has warned all customers to keep an eye out for red for the SMS scam (Image: SKY • GETTY • PHOTO PRODUCED BY MOBILE)

Sky has warned its customers to be wary of a dangerous scam sent via SMS. Anyone who receives the scam message claiming to be from DHL and providing a quick link to track an upcoming delivery should block the number, send a report to Sky’s fraud team, and then delete the text for good.

The warning has been shared through it @SkyHelpTeam account on Twitter, which is used to share information with Sky Mobile, Sky Broadband and Sky Q customers who have encountered issues. It says, “We are aware of a new scam involving fake text / SMS messages.” The tweet includes a link to a detailed scam blog post targeting Sky Mobile customers, adding, “Do not follow the links in suspicious text messages; Report suspicious texts by forwarding them to 7726; Block the number and delete the text. “

This scam message promises details about an online order being delivered to DHL – but when phone owners click on the link to get the delivery information, they are taken to a spam website attempting to download malware onto their device. If you are using an iPhone, the malware cannot infect your device, so there is no risk of visiting the website. That’s because Apple doesn’t allow users to install apps from the web – only the App Store can install new software. However, if you are using an Android smartphone or tablet and click the link, you will initiate a download from FluBot.

The ability to download apps using files known as APKs is something that leads many people to choose Android over iPhone. It means that you are not limited to a single App Store and can download software that modifies the operating systems in ways that Google or Apple may not allow. However, downloading from outside the Google Play Store or App Store comes with some risks.

FluBot is spyware that steals passwords and other sensitive data from your smartphone. Considering the amount of personal information we keep on our smartphones, from banking apps to credit card numbers, text messages to friends, and haunted family photos, you really don’t want malicious software to search your files.

Even worse, if your Android device is infected, FluBot will raid your contact information to send more fake DHL, Hermes or other delivery scams to try to keep spreading the spyware.

If you’re reading this a little late and already clicked on the link – it’s easy enough to do, especially if you’ve been shopping on sale online and can’t remember which couriers will be handling your orders – the Sky Mobile team has some advice on your next steps. In its blog, it warns, “If you have already followed a link and provided details and / or agreed to download something, your phone may be infected with malware.

“The mobile industry recommends that you reset your device to factory settings to remove it. After that, avoid restoring backups you made after the phone was infected to ensure that all malware is completely removed. Android users should avoid downloading third-party apps from unknown sources through Settings and make sure the Google Play Protect feature is turned on. If you’ve provided bank details or used banking apps on your phone, we recommend that you also notify your bank. “

READ NEXT
Samsung blocks all Android updates from some Galaxy smartphones

Sky Mobile DHL Scam Message Delivery Attack Message

Sky Mobile has provided an example of the types of scam messages it wants to avoid for its customers (Image: SKY)

This particular trend is known as smishing – a hodgepodge of scam messages.

The Money Advisory Service warns that “smishing is difficult to spot, especially if it is someone who normally contacts you via text message. But, like email scams, there are some telltale signs. For example, there may be spelling errors or the text. only address you as Sir or Madam Real messages from these companies will usually address you by your full name.

You can also see which phone number it was sent from. First, it won’t be the same as the one on your bank card. Second, it can be sent from an international number. Fraudsters don’t just pretend to be your bank. Sometimes they claim to be from an online account such as PayPal, or a service that you have subscribed to, such as Netflix. Fake SMS scams targeting clients of government organizations such as HMRC and the DVLA have also been reported. “

The Money Advice Service, the largest debt counseling funder in the entire country, warns anyone who suspects these messages not to each left in the text. If in doubt, go directly to the website and log in as normal – by navigating to the DHL order tracking webpage and entering the order number from the text, it will quickly show up as a fake.

Check all Technology News here: Gaming Ideology

Source

Neela
Neela
I work as the Content Writer for Gaming Ideology. I play Quake like professionally. I love to write about games and have been writing about them for two years.

Leave a Reply