The Ministry of Internal Affairs warns of a new fraud scheme: attackers create fake Kyivstar bots

Fraudsters are creating fake bots in messengers from the alleged Kyivstar telecom operator and distributing phishing links under the pretext of compensation. This is reported by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, UNN reports.  

Details 

Attackers create fake bots of Kyivstar in messengers. The fraudsters distribute phishing links under the pretext of compensation and informing about the terms of the operator's services restoration

Fraudsters offer to follow the link and register to receive money. In this way, they gain access to social media pages and online banking.

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Law enforcement officials urged Ukrainians to trust only verified information on the company's official pages. Ukrainians are also asked not to click on dubious links, do not share phone numbers and personal data.

Update

Kyivstar mobile network suffered a cyberattack, which led to interruptions in service. To prevent overloading of other networks, national roaming for Kyivstar subscribers is temporarily blocked. [On December 12, Kyivstar statedthat due to a technical failure in the network, there were problems with access to mobile communications and the Internet. "Kyivstar attributed the large-scale outage to a powerful hacker attack .

Today, mobile operator Kyivstar plans to restore fixed-line internet for households and launch mobile and internet services.

Specialists of the State Service for Special Communications and Information Protection are investigating the incident of a hacker attack on the Kyivstar mobile operator's network.