2 Million Indonesian Citizens Have Become Victims! Delete These 15 Applications on Your Phone Immediately

Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia –As many as 15 applications available on the Google Play Store application store are apparently dangerous and can drain your account until it is empty. This means that not all applications on the Google Play Store are safe.

Based on the latest report from cybersecurity firm McAfee, many fake online loan applications (pinjol) are circulating and are in demand by Android phone users.

In total, the 15 dangerous applications have been installed 8 million times. McAfee said the applications stole personal and financial data from victims.

Cybercriminals will easily access the victim’s financial application and drain the account balance in it.

Most of the dangerous applications target victims in South America, South Asia, and Africa. Of the 15 dangerous applications listed, 3 of them are available in Indonesia and have been installed by 2 million users.

McAfee said these dangerous applications use names, logos, and designs that are similar to official financial applications. They also promote fake advertisements on social media.

The fake loan application is called ‘SpyLoan’. If you have already installed these applications, delete them immediately before your account is drained and your identity is stolen.

This adds to the length of online fraud. The reason is that there are more and more fraud modes via cellphones. This mode occurs after the user installs Android or the Android Package Kit (APK) file.

There are many types of APKs that are often sent by irresponsible people to trick victims or are known as phishing, such as package receipts and wedding invitations.

Here is a list of applications, quoted from TomsGuide, Saturday (11/14/2024):

– Prestamo Seguro-Rapido, Seguro (1 million downloads)

– Prestamo Rapid-Credit Easy (1 million downloads)

– Get Baht Easily – Quick Loan (1 million downloads)

– RupiahKilat-Dana cair (1 million downloads)

– Borrow Happil – Loan (1 million downloads)

– Happy Money (1 million downloads)

– KreditKu – Uang Online (500,000 downloads)

– Dana Kilat – Pinjaman Kecil (500,000 downloads)

– Cash Loan-Vay tiền (500,000 downloads)

– RapidFinance (100,000 downloads)

– PrêtPourVous (100,000 downloads)

– Huayna Money – Fast Credit (100,000 downloads)

– IPréstamos: Fast Credit (100,000 downloads)

– GetSol-Dinero Fast (100,000 downloads)

– ÉcoPrêt Prêt En Ligne (100,000 downloads)

In general, fake loan applications promise fast and flexible loans. The mode of ensnaring victims is carried out by promoting low interest rates and easy terms.

That way, potential victims will be encouraged to download the fake loan application, then fill in their personal and financial data.

After the sensitive data is pocketed, cybercriminals behind the malicious application will terrorize victims and ask them to pay the loan money with super high interest, so that victims are entangled in debt that they cannot afford to pay.

The modes of online fraud circulating on the internet are increasingly diverse. For this reason, this finding reminds us once again that people must be critical and not be easily seduced by promotional offers that appear on the internet.

SOURCE : CNBC INDONESIA