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Video #269 · Online safety for the whole family 2 · Part 4/5

Fake apps that ask to read your texts: how to protect yourself

Fake apps asking to read your text messages can read the bank OTP codes sent to you: how to prevent it and what to do.

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It can read your OTP

An app installed from a strange link that asks to read your messages can read the bank OTP codes sent to you.

SOURCE

Official app stores only

Only download apps from official app stores; never install files sent by message or in chat groups.

PERMISSIONS

Asking for too much

A flashlight or weather app asking to read messages, contacts or control your screen is very suspicious.

IF IT HAPPENED

Disconnect, uninstall, report

If you've installed one, turn off your internet, uninstall it, call your bank to lock your account, and report it to the police.

This article is based on the video Fake apps that read your texts from the Mark học AI channel. Watch the video (in Vietnamese) to see the animations.