Fraudsters are distributing malicious software on behalf of mobile companies under the guise of extending the service agreement, the press center of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation told TASS.
During communication, attackers pose as employees of operators and offer to extend the contract. To do this, they send files for download, for example, "Договор.apk", "5G.apk", "Настройка5s.apk" and others.
At the same time, fraudsters convince the victim to make changes to the banking application, referring to the change of phone number.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs clarified that the functionality of malicious programs allows you to collect data about a mobile device, including information about the model, operating system version, subscriber numbers, SMS, contacts and call history. The programs also transmit information about geolocation and allow you to remotely control the victim's device.
