This, however, is only the start while Viber works to decrease spam, they also need to stop users from leaving the application and heading for the competition. A statement on their website support page says just that in addition the page provides a number of ways to help protect users from receiving spam messages. (Sample Tweets from users: and available in 36 languages, the app’s global presence is rising however, with an increase in global presence comes an increase in responsibility.Įnsuring that users are protected from spam messages is stated to be Viber’s top priority. Twitter shows users voicing their concerns and frustrations about the incessant spam messages again and again. The Viber app launched in 2010 has over 249 million monthly active users from its 606 million registered users worldwide. We’ve also detected WhatsApp spam coming from regions in China and India. The attackers are well-versed in societal norms and are abusing the strength of these brands to lure victims into a false sense of security.Ĭomparable to our last analysis of Viber spam, the sending messages are still coming from the same operator in China, and they’re attacking users in countries all over the world. They also include logos from McAfee Secure and VeriSign Trusted in an attempt to validate the security of their website. The websites themselves are noteworthy in that the attackers have obviously tried to build the credibility of their page by including logos from reputable news outlets as a reference point for their product, including SkyNews, Bloomberg and BusinessWeek. This is a common tactic amongst OTT messaging attacks. As is evident through these two examples, the attacker offers a substantial amount of money (between €450 and €550) and then drives the victim to a website which boasts the opportunity to earn even more money. The messages, shown below with the corresponding destination website, use financial motivation to encourage the user to click on the link. Analysing the latest spam messages, we can see they are consistent in their language and in their call to action: click on a link to watch a video tutorial.
In recent months there has been a significant increase in user complaints about receiving Viber spam.
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