Fake Oximeter Apps Poses Cyber Hack Threats
India: Fake Oximeter apps are the latest cybercrime scams running on the Internet.
Now, citizens need to be more aware. The gullible spear app-user who comes through it, who takes advantage of such app, can get into any kind of crisis.
To measure their oxygen levels, oximeters have become a common purchase online by ordinary people. In times of COVID-19 where oxygen levels have become an important indicator for maintaining peak health. The need to keep a level of preparedness to those at risk is important.
Not all initiatives on the Internet come from a considered place. This is what motivates cybercriminals to cash in on people’s concerns to feed their interests. The latest scams need people to be aware of fake oximeter apps. These apps are being sent in WhatsApp messages luring deceptive citizens.
Some of these apps ask people to take biometric details such as fingerprints and details of the person using the camera. People can be attracted to the app because it gives them a cheaper alternative than the rapidly dwindling supply of oximeters in the market as people buy them.
Anant Prabhu, a cyber law and security trainer told, “The last app could be another attempt of cybercriminals.”
Also, a large number of Indians are buying oximeters, devices that detect blood oxygen levels in users, during the coronavirus pandemic from everywhere like pharmacies, online stores and even from roadside vendors. Now, many netizens are placing pencils into them instead of fingers to “expose” some of these gadgets for being a "scam".
Oximeters usually use non-invasive methods to monitor a person's oxygen saturation. As COVID-19 is known to impact a person’s lungs, many have started buying such devices recently.
