{"id":12449,"date":"2017-07-09T15:00:16","date_gmt":"2017-07-09T20:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/?p=12449"},"modified":"2017-10-19T15:30:46","modified_gmt":"2017-10-19T20:30:46","slug":"worried-password-phishing-android","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/worried-password-phishing-android\/","title":{"rendered":"Why You Should Be Worried About Password Phishing on Android"},"content":{"rendered":"

Like ransomware, phishing scams and social engineering attacks are on the rise this year. The recent scams are becoming far more clever, with hackers learning more about their victims before they strike. This helps them to carry out a far more effective attack. Still, some of the most common and effective password phishing scams include spoofing a bank\u2019s website or an email login page. To stay protected from phishing attacks while online, activate Anti-Hacking:<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Deeplink_Activate-Anti-Hacking\"<\/a><\/center>DFNDR\u2019s Anti-Hacking feature will keep you safe online. It will block you from malicious websites and phishing attempts designed to steal your account information or money. Once this feature is activated, you\u2019ll also receive warnings about deceptive websites so that you never enter your account information on an unsafe site. With Anti-Hacking you\u2019ll be fully protected against password phishing on your Android.<\/span>
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Read More: <\/b>The 7 Password Mistakes You Might Be Making<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

How Common is Password Phishing on Android?
\n<\/b>Think about the progress that app developers have made over the years, and how advertisers are no longer having trouble displaying ads on smartphones. Malware and malicious attacks have made progress, too. It was only a matter of time before password phishing increased on Androids \u2014 and it will likely continue to do so.<\/span><\/p>\n

Take, for example, the recent <\/span>Google Docs phishing scam<\/span><\/a>. In this phishing scam, Gmail users would receive a link to a Google Doc from one of their contacts or a seemingly legitimate person. After clicking the link, they would then be sent to a real Google page, where they\u2019d be tricked into giving access to a third-party \u201cGoogle Docs\u201d app that would request access to all of their account information. Google has since responded to the attack and has issued an update for their Android app to make the app more secure. Unfortunately, Gmail is still vulnerable to future phishing attacks of a similar nature. The attack was so successful because it used real Google pages. This is why it\u2019s important to use Anti-Hacking to ensure you\u2019re always protected \u2014 such as when a phishing attempt goes undetected by Google.<\/span><\/p>\n

Another common password phishing scheme involves the <\/span>Cloak & Dagger malware<\/span><\/a>. This malware is downloaded onto an Android when you download a malicious app from the Play store. Once it has infected your device, it can then spoof your Android\u2019s appearance in order to carry out phishing attacks. This malware has been able to infect older Android operating systems in addition to the latest operating system, Nougat. As a reminder, you should always pay attention to the language, design, and reviews of an app before downloading it. In order to ensure that your device is free of hidden malware, use Full Virus Scan to check your phone and SD card for threats:<\/span><\/p>\n

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Password phishing on mobile devices is more common than you might think. Find out why, and what you can do to protect your personal information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[30,3671,301,303,308,312,4400,249],"class_list":["post-12449","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-security","tag-android","tag-antiphising","tag-app2","tag-app3","tag-app6","tag-app8","tag-scams","tag-security"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12449","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/83"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12449"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12449\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12449"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12449"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12449"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}