Microsoft Protects Your WhatsApp Accounts

Russian hacker group Star Blizzardrecently government and diplomatic personnel About to take over WhatsApp accounts went on the attack. Microsoftrevealed the facts about how this group carried out the attack. These attacks have reached a remarkable level, especially because they are aimed at important people. Here are the details of the attack:

They Posed as Officials and Sent a QR Code

Star Blizzard attacks a fake email He started by sending it. Themselves Hackers pretending to be US government officials, did not use any malicious links in the email. Instead, the victims A fake civic initiative group supporting UkraineHe invited to.

The email contained a QR code. But this The QR code was not leading anywhere. The goal was to see if the target would respond. If the target responded to indicate that the code did not work, the next stage of the attack was started.

After receiving a response from the target, the hackers sent a second email and shared a link to a fake WhatsApp group joining page. There was a detail to pay attention to here: The page URL had nothing to do with WhatsApp.

They Easily Accessed WhatsApp Accounts

The fake page asked users to connect their devices with a QR code. If the target followed these instructions without paying attention, the hackers gained access to their WhatsApp account.

Sensitive information obtained by the group here, national security It posed great risks.

How can you protect yourself from attacks?

The targets that hacker groups will attack may not always be high-ranking people. Even ordinary people can become the target of these malicious people. Microsoft has suggested several solutions for users to secure themselves:

If the email looks like it was sent by someone you know, verify by contacting that person a different way. Be sure to check the accuracy of the URLs. If you notice anything suspicious, do not click on the link. If something seems strange in the message, sit down, think about it, examine it carefully, and then take action before taking any action.