Tencent Mobile Butler released 2022 “Andriod Application Network Fraud Security Report”, as of January 2022, the Android system in the global market share has reached 69.74%, Android malicious applications have become one of the biggest security threats on the current mobile Internet.
From the type of fraud, brush single part-time job fraud accounted for the highest, TOP in order:
- Swiping part-time job and recruitment fraud
- Loan and credit card fraud
- Impersonating e-commerce customer service fraud
- Fake credit fraud
- Pig killing dish fraud
- Fake shopping fraud
- Impersonation of public prosecution fraud
- Impersonating leaders or acquaintances fraud
- Funds clearance fraud
- Pornography and nude chatting fraud
- Virtual prop trading fraud
- Other types of fraud
- Impersonation of military and police fraud
- Marriage and dating scams
The report that the overall trend of pig killing plate App is up from 2021, reaching a peak in May-July 2022; the overall trend of pornographic naked chat App is down, reaching a peak in April, and then continue to decline to a stable level; the trend of blackmail stealing privacy App, down significantly from 2021, the overall trend is more moderate; the trend of rogue advertising App is down from 2921 The trend of rogue advertising App is significantly lower than that of 2921, and the overall trend is obviously down.
The black industry of fraudulent apps continues to mutate the fraudulent schemes for continuous profit, developing malicious apps through various informal means, such as piggy banks, naked chats, and fraudulent apps such as brush orders:
- The fraudulent apps are used to lure victims into fraudulent investment apps by making up fake projects under the pretense of “Belt and Road, Carbon Neutral, MT4” and other concepts with small investment and high return.
- Nude chat extortion: The fraudster leads the victim to download the nude chat App, which has the function of reading the address book, SMS, location information, etc., and secretly record the victim’s private parts and face during the passionate interaction, and finally send the indecent video and the stolen address book information to the victim, asking to pay a high fee to “solve” the problem, otherwise it will spread The indecent video.
- Virtual currency fraud: Scammers use blockchain, sharing economy and other concepts to hype and lure victims to download fraudulent apps and invest in virtual currencies such as NFT and bitcoin, emphasizing that “the value of the currency will only go up but not down, the cycle is short and the returns are high”, etc., and then implement remote non-contact fraud.
- The fraudster uses the gimmick of “zero investment, high return, daily settlement” to attract people to download the fraudulent App and return the principal and commission for the first few times, then induce them to invest more after gaining trust, and then refuse to return the money for reasons such as the task is not completed, completing the fraud.
- Fraudulent loans: The fraudster asks the fraudulent person to download the fraudulent loan app and send money on the pretext of inactivating the bank card, testing the ability to repay the loan, swiping the water, paying taxes, and handling fees, or directly transferring the funds in the fraudulent person’s bank account by means of a fraudulent verification code.
- IM instant messaging category: through IM instant chat tools, posing as customer service, sending fraudulent messages to customers’ friends and relatives, or sending fake payment links and payment websites through instant chat tools to trick customers into transferring money to designated accounts and committing fraud.
