There are a range of things that can happen once you’ve downloaded the infected app. Note the Flubot infects Android phones only, not iPhones. If your phone gets infected with the Flubot, you should urgently remove the malware and change all your passwords, such as by using another device that is not infected.
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This is like a computer virus that can be installed on an Android device if you click on a malicious link in a SMS message, to install the malware app, it then sends many similar text messages to other people from your phone without your knowledge. Phone users should only ever install applications from the official app store.įlubot malware has started to appear in New Zealand after circulating around Europe and Australia for some time. Please also take care to help impacted friends and whānau.Īlways remember: if you receive an unusual text message, do not click on the link unless you’re certain it belongs to someone you trust and the URL looks legitimate. We are working rapidly to protect customers including blocking URLs that are included within these text messages, but you can take steps to protect yourself or respond if your phone has been infected. If you’ve received any strange text/SMS messages, such as mentioning a missed delivery or that someone has uploaded photos of you, this might be the first step to your phone being infected by the Flubot. There’s malware going around called Flubot that spreads via SMS and can infect Android phones.
We’ve seen an unusually high volume of scam texts recently, which is impacting all mobile networks in New Zealand.