Easy to respond to account stealing brush incident: Do not rule out vicious competition

July 25 news, easy to use official microblogging and WeChat issued an announcement yesterday, said the recent user feedback account was stolen, multiple users feedback their easy to use car account stolen, not only the account name has been tampered with, The account has also generated several large orders for payment information within a short period of time, and the balance in the account has been exhausted.

Easy to arrive in the announcement that the company attaches great importance to this, for users of the brush orders, has been the first time for security tips, and to take the highest level of protection measures to ensure the safety of user accounts. Yi Yi also pointed out in the announcement that the easy-to-risk team found that the stolen information in the user's stolen information revealed that there was a hidden interest relationship behind the seemingly scattered stolen brushing incident. It did not rule out that criminals or competitors had easy access to the account. Purpose and step-by-step execution of crimes are very harsh . Easily arrived at the evidence has been collected, ready to report to the public security agencies and cooperate with the investigation.

At present, Yiyi has already started the first-line claims process to try to make up for user losses.


Uber had previously appeared in the brushing incident

Not long ago, Uber was also exposed to a flaw in the software, causing the user account to be stolen. Uber China responded to the media at the time and said that "the hacking problem" is a common challenge faced by many Internet platforms. Uber's cyber security team has already started investigations and will take strict security precautions.

The security company TrendMicro has stated that for criminals, Uber, PayPal and even Netflix accounts have become much more valuable than credit card information. According to Trend Micro, stolen Uber account information sells for an average of $3.78 per account in the underground market, and personally verified information typically costs between $1 and $3.30.

360 mobile security expert analysis, the recent use of hot car software, but also so that fraudulent elements began to target the market to start. The lawbreakers lured netizens by distributing a large amount of relevant information on the Internet. Some lawbreakers even induced users by using phishing websites that were well-made and difficult to identify, and then resorted to counterfeiting customer services and providing copycat software to pay deposits and payments. Upgrade fees are due to fraud, and it is easy for netizens to stumble into the trap. These copycat software and web sites often contain hidden Trojan horses. Once users click and download, the mobile phone will encounter Trojan horse viruses. There are risks such as stealing privacy and deducting fees. The security expert prompts netizens to pay attention to selecting service websites with “official website” character authentication when searching for related services on the Internet, downloading software through official channels or secure third-party mobile application download platforms , and avoid using some niche shopping platforms.

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