The Romanian government, through the agency for cyber security, CERT-RO, issues a very important alert that targets Romanians from all over the country, and below you can also find the explanations regarding an extremely serious problem that some Romanians are starting to face.
"Pay attention to the notifications received on social media. Always check how plausible the received information is, validate its transmission with the sender when in doubt, and also scan the link with a security solution before clicking!
Attackers use the method of registering pages with names that seem to represent the notification system of a social network (eg: Confirming Page Information, Information Pages, etc.), to give an image of authority in the eyes of those who interact with posts of the type below.
Next, you have an example of one such Facebook account publishing a 'warning' post for tagged pages, threatening to suspend the page's activity if they don't 'verify their identity' by accessing a link strategically placed in the text of the post .
Once that link is accessed, it can infect the device with malware, or alternatively, it can lead to a phishing site that usually asks for social media account credentials. Once entered, this data is in the possession of attackers, who can hijack the accounts to perform activities for personal purposes.
As a rule, such pages are created specifically for this malicious purpose and have a limited lifetime. The page we are referring to was created today (August 4, 2021). Users who encounter such posts can report these pages for attempted fraud (scam) to Facebook.
Thank you once again to those who report such attempts to us, so that we can alert users in Romania about the latest online threats!"
