New WhatsApp privacy policy changes exploited to trick users, experts warn.
Criminals are exploiting long-standing issues with global supply and delivery chains to trick victims into falling for identity theft scams, experts have warned. A report from Kaspersky has urged people to be on their guard when opening and interacting with messages claiming to be from delivery firms – especially concerning online purchases. But the company has also flagged a growing number of scams utilizing WhatsApp in order to defraud users out of money, as well as others pushing fake apps and online romance sites. Kaspersky says it has seen a significant rise in scams taking advantage of the huge growth in online deliveries spurred by the pandemic. Increasingly localized campaigns see criminals send invoices in different languages asking for payment to cover customs duties or shipment.
