Interior Ministry: Forged Documents Bearing Ministry and Minister Titles Used to Lure Individuals into Sharing Banking Data
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Interior Ministry reveals forged documents targeting bank data theft via WhatsApp
Translated by Qiyas from الراي — Original source
The Ministry of Interior stated that there are forged documents bearing its seal and that of the Minister of Interior, containing claims about monitoring suspicious bank account activities in order to lure individuals into sharing their banking details via the WhatsApp application. The Ministry of Interior confirmed in a press statement that its Cybercrime Prevention Department is following up on the incident to take the necessary legal measures, while urging everyone not to respond to these messages or share banking data and verification codes.
