The flu bot continues to chase Finns.
There are a lot of scam messages on the move now. Unsplash / Cyber Security Center
At the beginning of May, Iltalehti reported how the Flubot malware, which captures phone data, has started to spread again in Finland after a short period of silence. The malware is aimed at Android users.
The Cyber Security Center warned of a fast-spreading malware on May 10th. Last Friday, the center raised the warning again On Twitter. The threat is therefore still relevant.
The Cyber Security Center reminded that the malware spreads as text and multimedia messages. The subject of the messages varies, but according to the Cyber Security Center, the messages are now also DHL-themed, so those waiting for packages should be really careful.
Whatever the theme of the scam message, they try to get the recipient to open the link in the message. This message leads to a scam site that is distributing malware. Going to the site itself does not lead to phone contamination, but the malware must be installed on the device for criminals to benefit from it.
Leading specialist of the Digital and Population Information Agency Kimmo Rousku told Iltalehti last week how he had downloaded the Flubot malware to his phone via a scam message. Read here how the phone went.
Did you download?
Cyber Security Center resemblethat you should not download applications from app stores to your phone.
– If you have installed malware, take immediate action. The quickest way to fix this is to restore the contaminated device to factory settings, the Cyber Security Center advises.
The Cyber Security Center has also listed more detailed instructions for cases where malware has been installed on your phone. You can see the instructions below
- Reset the device to factory settings. When restoring from a backup, make sure that the device is restored to the backup created before the malware was installed.
- If you used a banking application or processed credit card information on an infected device, please contact your bank.
- Report a monetary loss.
- Change passwords for services you have used on your infected device. The malware may have stolen your password if you signed in to the services after the malware was installed.
- Please contact your carrier, as you may have left your subscription for paid messages. Android malware currently on the move spreads itself through SMS and MMS messages from infected devices.