FritzBox owners are currently facing a nasty scam. Criminals are trying to access the data of their victims. Here you can read what to look for and how you can protect yourself from it.
Right now, there are scammers on the way again targeting FritzBox owners. The manufacturer AVM warns him service page Before phishing emails. These messages publish an email to the FritzBox payment service.
The content of the mail is indicative of the purported answering machine message. This is attached as an audio file. In fact, it is malware.
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FritzBox owners at risk: How to protect yourself
Therefore, AVM warns against opening files or links that you receive via email. If you do not use the FritzBox payment service, you can simply ignore such mail. If you use it, here are some simple tips to protect yourself:
- Compare the sender of the email with the one you configured for the FRITZ payment service! Box.
- Check if the phone number mentioned in the email matches one of your phone numbers set up in your FRITZ box.
- Make sure the attachment in the email has the “.wav” file extension.
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