How Do Scammers Take Over Your Phone and Steal Your Money?
Ever scroll through your social media and come across an advertisement from scammers for food or cleaning service? But an innocent ad could turn insidious when the seller asks you to download an app to place an order or booking. Since the start of this year, some 750 people have lost a combined total of over S$10 million to malware app scams. In this episode, host Steven Chia investigates how these scams work and attempts to bait a scammer himself.
Who Are the People Behind Malware Scams?
After investigating how malware scams affect victims, host Steven Chia heads to Vietnam to find out who are the scammers and how easy it is to create malware. He meets a notorious ex-hacker who digs further into an app embedded with malware that was making its rounds in Singapore. He also finds out how sophisticated scams are going to get, and what we can do to protect ourselves.