LINE scams are endless! Recently, a new scam has appeared. Many people have received the message “LINE has been hacked by hackers. LINE has launched a new 2-stage password authentication. I have successfully upgraded my account security.” It also includes a URL with the word LINE. It looks like it is real, but in fact it is “fake.” This is a phishing website that wants to steal your account passwords. It is very easy for people who are not well versed in technology or elders to be deceived.
According to reports from the well-known Mygopen rumor clarification and scam cracking website, many people have recently received the following message:
最近有很多LINE被駭客盜用，LINE推出全新的2階段密碼認證 我已經成功升級了賬號安全
https://www.line＊＊＊.com/
There are four English letters “line” in the URL. For those who are not familiar with LINE’s official website, they may mistakenly think that this is an official message. What’s even more amazing is that the screen after clicking on the URL is exactly the same as LINE. Below it is written “Many LINE accounts have been stolen recently, which has caused you inconvenience. I am very sorry. In order to prevent your account from being stolen, the system has been updated 2” “Stage password, please set it as soon as possible”. Many people may not suspect that he has set it up, but those with sharp eyes should have noticed that there is a big flaw in this text, which is the use of “you” and “you”. You can tell it is fake at a glance:
The next screen also imitates LINE’s design, requiring you to enter your account number and password. If you enter it at this time, your account password will be stolen by others, and the screen will always stay at the account security protection version upgrade authentication, completely unable to enter:
This website is actually a phishing scam, so don’t fall for it. It is also highly recommended to share this message with your elders to prevent them from being deceived. MyGoPen has notified LINE Taiwan of this fraudulent website, and also reported it to international organizations that this is a malicious domain requiring closure. Currently, there is no accidental click on the relevant URL, and a warning of the fraudulent website should appear:
LINE officials will never tell you to change your password in this way, so if you receive other similar messages in the future, you can just ignore it. If you are still worried, please contact us. LINE official websiteCheck to see if there are any relevant news releases. If not, it means it is false.
Source: KOCPC Chinese