Chinese hackers are targeting Indian big billion day sales of Amazon and Flipkart to scam its users. Some of them might have come across the Big Billion day sale links shared by your friends and family, and when you click on it, you get a lucky spin wheel, where you need to spin. The same link forces users to share it with 25 people to get a gift. Also, read Indian govt plans for investing in a semiconductor manufacturing plant
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The latest findings by Cyberpeace Foundation revealed that Chinese hackers based in Guangdong and Henan provinces have targeted millions of Indians through shopping scams targeting Amazon India and Flipkart. Samsung Galaxy S21 Wallpapers Available For Download
Hackers used to create suspicious links, thereby asking to click on them to participate in online contests and win prizes. This was done through WhatsApp messages and are supposedly sent to millions of Indians. The scammers tried to trick the users by coming up with, “Big Billion Days Spin the Lucky Wheel” and “Amazon Big Billion Day Sale” within a few days of Flipkart’s Big Billion Day sale.
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The research conducted by Cyberpeace Foundation further disclosed some shocking details. These fake domain links were registered to a Chinese organization called Fang Xiao Qing and were registered using Alibaba’s cloud computing platform. These links used for the scams are still operational and active.
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