Alarm. Samsung mobile locked for ransom 🚨

Currently, anyone who uses mobile phones, especially those who regularly play Facebook, has to increase their vigilance because there is a fake page that shoots ads to lure users into updating the software, claiming to get a new version of One UI, which is actually a fake link created to trick the victim into giving up control of the machine. When we click in, it will lead to a page like a Samsung Account login or an update registration form. If anyone accidentally confirms or logs in, that opens the way for crooks to log in immediately.

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Many people may be mistaken for automatic hacking, but the truth is that everything is caused by the owner of the press. Like in the case of the iPhone, the management profile was installed to remotely control the device. For the Samsung side, the thief now uses a channel called Knox E-FOTA, which is actually a system used by the organization to manage the device, such as updating, remote settings, logging, remote control from the central server, but when it is misused, it becomes a ransom holding tool instead.

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The screen found by the victim says "The phone is locked with Knox E-FOTA," with a box to enter a PIN and attach a Telegram link to the hacker's account to be contacted for payment. It is currently reported to be ransomed for about 20 USDT or about a hundred baht. Some cases the link changes to a fake Galaxy Store page, tricked into an app that does not know what is hidden.

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Supposedly, the method used was to trick us into pressing a link or installing a fake app to access the Knox Guards already available on all Samsung firmware. Once that permission was granted, the unsub immediately locked the device, similar to the iPhone that was previously tricked into installing the profile.

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The easiest solution is not to accidentally press a link from Facebook, chat or email. Mobile updates should be done only through the Settings menu and install the app from the Play Store or App Store alone. If you do not agree, crooks cannot do anything to our machine.

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Source: Droidsans

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Image: Father to son Irin Atom

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