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Red alert: Do not install fraudulent applications and try to get cash from Uzbek banks 


These days, Uzbek bank hackers have been active on Telegram advertising various banks and sending messages like: "Download this application on your gadgets and receive 1,500 000 soum. I installed and received"


 

These messages are sent in an archived Apk zip format. What format is this?

APK (Android Package Kit) is an archived executable application file for Android phones and several other operating systems based on Android. Every Android application is compiled and packaged into a single file, which includes all application code (.DEX files), resources, assets, AndroidManifest.xml file, and native libraries (jniLibs). The application file can have any name, but the extension must be .APK, for example, myAppFile.apk.

Files with this extension are stored in application stores (for example, Google Play, Huawei AppGallery, F-Droid, Amazon Appstore, etc.) and are downloaded using it to a smartphone or tablet computer for use or are installed manually by the user.

Files in this format are not encrypted and are a subset of the ZIP archive format.

Each .APK file is a compressed archive for execution in the Dalvik or ART virtual machine, which can be installed not only on the Android operating system.

Installing APK files from “third-party” sources can pose a certain risk: many sites distribute for free “pirated versions” of popular applications and games in the form of APK files, to which malicious functions are added, such as sending paid premium SMS, data theft, device encryption, surveillance, etc.

Often, an uninformed user opens a file and follows the link. It asks for a bank card passcode. When you send the code, the scammer immediately gains access to your card and withdraws all your money. If there is no money on the card, he waits for the moment when the money is transferred to your card. If you unknowingly entered your card details using an unfamiliar link, you should contact your bank and block the card.

Unfortunately, law enforcement agencies cannot track down scammers via telegram channels. But they can be found by transferring money from a card. If you have the same problem, contact the cybercrime department of the police department. To do this, you need to call 102 and ask to be connected to the department staff.

Factchecker.uz verdict: Fraud

 

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