"A virus damages the SIM card" A fake infection warning site appears on smartphones | BB Soft Service Co., Ltd. press release

-Internet fraud report (January 2017)-

BB Soft Service Co., Ltd.

BB Soft Service Corp. (Headquarters: Chuo-ku, Tokyo, President and CEO: Yasuo Mizoguchi, hereinafter referred to as "BB Soft Service") announces the Internet fraud report for January 2017. https://www.onlinesecurity.jp/reports/2017/201702.html About this report January 2017 based on the data detected by "Internet SagiWall ™" of BB Soft Service (BBSS) Internet fraud report. This report reports the analysis results of high-risk fraudulent sites detected and collected by "Internet SagiWall ™" for the purpose of alerting the threat of Internet fraud faced by Japanese Internet users and Internet fraud. .. Detection status The total number of detections was 1,431,348, a decrease of 14.7% from the previous month. The composition ratio of Internet fraud by type is 88.64% for one-click / illegal billing fraud sites (up 9.56 points from the previous month), 9.80% for phishing sites (down 4.07 points from the previous month), and 0.81% for malware infected sites (0.37 from the previous month). (Points decreased), Bogusware distribution sites accounted for 0.56% (down 3.97 points month-on-month), and vulnerable abuse sites accounted for 0.19% (down 1.15 points month-on-month). Net fraud type detection rate for each OS "Virus damages SIM card" A fake infection warning site also occurs on smartphones In January 2017, a fake virus infection warning similar to a system warning was issued for smartphones. The site to display has been found. In the past, there was a fraudulent site that installed fake security software for PCs, but this time it is a sense of crisis with a stronger threatening complaint that "If it is not solved in a few minutes, the SIM card will be damaged" for smartphones. Attempts to install a fake antivirus app. At first glance, the warning screen is designed like a system message on a smartphone, so it looks like a legitimate warning message. Around March to May last year, there was a similar method to display fake messages such as "Your system is damaged" and "Battery is damaged", but the criminal sent the message. It is probable that we made some changes and started the fake message campaign again. There are traces of ingenuity, such as the addition of threatening complaints due to time constraints, which was not possible in the past. If you install the app according to the fake warning, you will be charged for the upgrade to the paid version to remove the virus, and you will be damaged by stealing important personal information such as phonebook and photos in your smartphone. Please note that there is a possibility. Online Security Official Facebook Page Online Security is an official website Facebook page that provides information that is useful for improving information security and information morale literacy by making it easy for anyone to understand information on Internet fraud and cybercrime countermeasures operated by BB Soft Service Co., Ltd. is. https://www.facebook.com/OnlineSec/?ref=bookmarks About "Internet SagiWall ™" (http://www.sagiwall.jp/) "Internet SagiWall ™" is a website accessed with a web browser. Analyze content and detect malicious content in real time. It is security software that warns users of access to the site when it detects malicious content and protects users from the threat of phishing scams and various Internet scams. "Internet SagiWall ™" is provided for Windows® and Android ™ devices, and "Internet SagiWall ™" is a web browser app that incorporates the dangerous site detection function for iPhone and Windows® 8 devices. We offer ™ for iOS and Anshin Web by Internet SagiWall® for Windows Store. With this method, it detects threats via browsers that have slipped through antivirus software and responds to threats that are evolving day by day. What is Internet Fraud? A general term for fraudulent activities performed using the Internet, such as phishing scams that pretend to be other websites and deceive personal information, and one-click scams that charge for paid membership registration that does not consent to subscription. There are scams such as fraudulent acquisition of money due to unpaid payment or undelivered goods in online shopping. In many cases, these do not use computer viruses, and it is difficult to detect them with general security software. * Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries. * Android is a registered trademark or trademark of Google Inc. * TM and © 2016 Apple Inc. 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