NCC alerts telecom consumers: The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has warned Nigerian telecom customers about the existence of Flubot, a new, high-risk, and extremely damaging Malware.
According to Dr Ikechukwu Adinde, NCC’s Director of Public Affairs, information obtained from the Nigeria Computer Emergency Response Team (ngCERT) reveals that the Flubot “targets Androids with fake security updates and App installations.”
Flubot, according to Adinde, “impersonates Android mobile banking applications to draw fake web views on targeted applications,” and its goal extends beyond stealing personal data to stealing credit card details or online banking credentials.
FluBot is distributed via SMS and has the ability to snoop “on incoming notifications, initiate calls, read or write SMSes, and transmit the victim’s contact list to its control centre.”
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It also targets Android devices by impersonating “FedEx, DHL, Correos, and Chrome applications” and forces unsuspecting users to change their device’s accessibility settings in order to maintain a continuous presence.
The NCC has also listed various ways to protect oneself from the attack. The statement reads as follows:
