The Hong Kong Police Force has raised awareness after 11 Binance customers fell victim to text message phishing scams. According to a Facebook post by CyberDefender, under the state’s police, fraudsters posed as Binance and sent malicious messages to users.
Due to the seeming authenticity of the source, the bad actors successfully fleeced users of their assets.
CyberDefender Alerts Hong Kong Users Of Fraudulent Messages
CyberDefender is a project launched by the Cyber Security and Technology Crime Bureau of the Hong Kong police force. This unit aims to create awareness campaigns for citizens to learn about online security risks.
According to the police report, the fraudsters posed as Binance to convince customers to send sensitive details. The message prompted users to click a link to verify their identity details before a set deadline or risk account deactivation.
Sadly, users who clicked the link to verify their details unknowingly gave the hackers access to their Binance a
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