Umsuka we-malware ye-Faketoken uhlehlela emuva ngo-2014 lapho wawusetshenziswa njengeTrojan yasebhange ukudlulisa izimali ngokungemthetho zisuka kuma-akhawunti asebhange. Uhlelo olungayilungele ikhompuyutha lubambe imilayezo yombhalo ukuze kukhishwe i-OTP.
Manje inguqulo yakamuva ye-Faketoken iyakwazi ukuthumela imilayezo ye-SMS kusuka kudivayisi ethelelekile, ngokusho komenzi we-antivirus odumile uKaspersky.
Uhlelo lokuqapha umsebenzi we-botnet lukaKaspersky luthole ukuthi cishe ama-smartphones anegciwane le-Faketoken angama-5,000 ayethumela. imiyalezo ecasulayo enombolweni yangaphandle engaziwa.
Kunokuba kube udaba logaxekile, ukuthumela imilayezo yombhalo ezinombolweni zangaphandle kuthinta ibhili ye-akhawunti yeselula yesisulu.
Uhlelo olungayilungele ikhompuyutha, oluthelela amafoni e-Android
“Imisebenzi yokuthumela imiyalezo eyi-faketoken ikhokhiswa abanikazi bemishini ethelelekile. Ngaphambi kokuthumela noma yini, qinisekisa ukuthi i-akhawunti yasebhange yesisulu inemali eyanele. Uma i-akhawunti inokheshi, uhlelo olungayilungele ikhompuyutha lisebenzisa ikhadi ukugcwalisa i-akhawunti yeselula, ngaphambi kokuqhubeka nokuthumela imiyalezo." UKaspersky ubhale eposini le-blog.
Uma uzidedela ungaziboni, lokhu kungase kuqede ibhalansi yakho yasebhange ngesikhathi esifushane.
Ukuze uvikele idivayisi yakho ekuhlaselweni okunjalo, uKaspersky uncoma lezi zinyathelo ezilandelayo:
- Faka kuphela izinhlelo zokusebenza ezisatshalaliswe i-Google Play
- Ungazilandeli izixhumanisi emilayezweni ngaphandle uma uqinisekile ukuthi ziphephile
- Faka isixazululo esithembekile sokuphepha
Ngingancoma ukuthi uyeke ukusebenzisa izinhlelo zokusebenza ezishintshiwe ezinsizeni ezidumile ukuze wonge amarandi ambalwa. Ungafaka engozini idatha yakho yomuntu siqu ngokuxazulula nalezi zinhlelo zokusebenza. Uma ukhetha ukusebenzisa izitolo zezinhlelo zokusebenza noma amawebhusayithi ngaphandle kwe-Google Play, gcina inketho yokufaka izinhlelo zokusebenza zezinkampani zangaphandle zikhutshaziwe ngemva nje kokuzifaka.
Ngakho-ke, ingabe uke waqaphela noma yimuphi umsebenzi ongalungile noma osolisayo kufoni yakho ye-Android kamuva nje? Sazise kumazwana.