Ukrainian cyber police discovered a scam website masquerading as the Ukrainian Ministry of Internal Affairs' web portal. Users who clicked on the malicious link saw a message about a blocked computer and a demand to pay a fake fine. How did the scheme work?
Ukrainian cyber police discovered a scam website masquerading as the Ukrainian Ministry of Internal Affairs' web portal. Users who clicked on the malicious link saw a message about a blocked computer and a demand to pay a fake fine. How did the scheme work?
The press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine reported on this case of fraud.
The attackers created a phishing website that copied the official Ministry of Internal Affairs resource. The link to it was hidden on sites «with various types of content».
After clicking on this link, a fake webpage with MIA logos and text describing the alleged violation by the user and containing a requirement to pay a fine to the MIA of Ukraine was opened. The page may contain either a QR code or an active link for making a money transfer.
«The text threatens the user to force them to act quickly and without hesitation,» the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine notes.
The police advised not to follow suspicious links and reminded that the real web address of government agencies always has the gov.ua domain.
Previously, monobank co-founder Oleg Horohovsky commented on the situation with the theft of a large sum of money from Ukrainian blogger and owner of the ODA brand Ksyusha Maneken. He said that the scammers tricked her into deleting the bank’s app.
Later, it became known that the Cyber Police blocked a significant portion of the funds stolen from the bloggers.
