As the use of mobile phones and the technology that accompanies them becomes more widespread, society inevitably becomes increasingly vulnerable to more sophisticated digital hacking with various methods.
Recently, new fraud method has begun to emerge via the WhatsApp application which are quite disturbing to the wider community. One of them is using digital wedding invitations that disguise malicious programs in the form of APK (Android Package Kit) files.
The fraud method using the APK file format can be said classic, but now it is made in such a way that recipients of messages on WA do not feel suspicious about opening an invitation without realizing that they are running a data theft application on their cellphone.
The 'evil' program hidden in the invitation will hack the SMS access to open the OTP (One Time Password) and hack the victim's bank account or digital wallet.
ANTICIPATE DIGITAL WEDDING INVITATION FRAUD MODES
Ideally, a digital wedding invitation sent to relatives and close friends will not be in APK file format, so be careful if you are required to run an unknown application on your cellphone.
Also make sure the sender is the correct party, meaning whether it is from the bride and groom themselves, their closest family, parents, older brothers or sisters of one of the bride and groom.
Apart from that, for Android-based cellphones, there is a prevention system that will warn us if there is an attempt to install or install an application that does not come from the official channel, Google Play Store.
If you feel you have never activated the prevention system as above, follow these steps:
1. Open the SETTING menu on your cellphone
2. Press the SECURITY option, and look for the Google Play Protect option
3. Choose to scan apps with Play Protect
IF THE APK IS ALREADY INSTALLED, USE THESE TIPS
Don't worry because there are still ways you can do it if without realizing it you have activated a malicious program via the digital wedding invitation APK.
First, make sure that the digital financial service you have via your cellphone has an additional verification function if you frequently change telephone numbers, for example by requiring you to report to CS face to face.
Sometimes there are also security verification features in the form of PIN code verification, facial recognition, and even the obligation to call Customer Service to answer several security questions.
After that, so that outside parties cannot access SMS on your cellphone, make the following settings on your device:
1. Go to the SETTING menu on your cellphone
2. Look for the 'Permission Application' option, then press SMS
3. Check which applications have access to send and display SMS messages
Hopefully, this can help prevent unwanted things. Be alert to the dangers of online or other digital hacking that threatens your privacy via your mobile device.