Chinese hackers targeted millions of Indians with shopping scams during festive sales in Oct, Nov: Report
The hackers, based out of China s Guangdong and Henan provinces, created fake links, asked users to click on them to participate in online contests and win prizes. The links were circulated through WhatsApp messages and are believed to have been sent to millions of Indians, reports said.
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Chinese hackers targeted millions of Indians with shopping scams during festival season sales in October and November, findings of cybersecurity think tank Cyberpeace Foundation revealed.
The hackers, based out of China s Guangdong and Henan provinces, created fake links, asked users to click on them to participate in online contests and win prizes. The links were circulated through WhatsApp messages and are believed to have been sent to millions of Indians, reports said.