Criminals create fake websites and apps to run the emergency aid benefit scam13 abr 2020
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Report on the surge in virtual crime during the covid-19 pandemic, with scams that exploited the 600-real emergency aid payment, fake giveaways of hand sanitiser and Easter eggs, and pages that imitated the federal government website to harvest personal and banking data. The criminal forensic expert warns about apps that promise to track infected people and carry embedded spyware, and about video conference intrusion through platform vulnerabilities. The report advises against filling in forms from unofficial sources and recommends reporting fraud to the electronic crime police station.
The interview is in Portuguese. The summary above is in English.