The hazardous Whatsapp scam known as rediroff.ru has been circulating for the past few days now.
With phishing fraud, fraudsters can access your personal and financial information, including bank details and cards, using the social engineering method.
Phishing links can attack Windows PCs and Android and iOS smartphones.
Although it is not yet known when fraud was first reported, it has reached a larger audience during the Christmas season because it binds victims with expensive chirstmas promises.
How rediroff.ru scam on WhatsApp takes place first to send a link to the victim on WhatsApp.
After the user visits the link, a web page claims that users have the opportunity to win prizes by just taking anonymous survey.
After the user answers the question in the survey, they are directed to the different websites where they are asked to fill in their information.
Information requested by the website includes names, age, address, bank details, and other personal data.
The details you provide can be used to make fraud transactions or can be sold to criminals on the dark web.
The cybercriminal can also use the information you provide to you to send spam and malicious emails.
They can even install satisfied (unwanted application) on the victim’s device.
Phishing sites first check the user’s IP address to determine their location and then change the page language and show a variety of scam schemes that are suitable for their territory.
How to protect yourself from rediroff.ru WhatsApp Scamwhéever you receive a spam link with rediroff.ru in the URL, you must immediately mark it as spam and delete it.
If you have clicked on the link as accidentally, you must scan your device for adware, malware or satisfied.
If you see ads in their places should not and if you are directed to a suspicious site every time you look for something in the browser, malware may have infected your device.
You must immediately delete the suspicious application if you face things like that on your smartphone.