A large bank warns customers. Such apps are a hassle

Banks in Poland regularly issue warnings about threats that await users at every step. This time, the message displayed on the home page was issued by Bank Millennium. In it, he sounds the alarm about popular applications.

Bank Millennium issued a warning in which: warns users against installing ad blocking applications on their phones and tablets. These are used by fraudsters to take control of your device.

Cybercriminals are attacking again, this time using ad blocking applications.

Malicious applications are promoted, among others, through social media advertising and paid search results. Unaware users who download and install them may expose themselves to considerable trouble.

The bank informs that this type of applications are used by criminals to take control of the device. They can use them to capture one-time authentication codes, PIN codes and passwords. Thanks to this, they can gain unauthorized access to the bank account and conduct unauthorized transactions there, ultimately clearing it of savings.

How to defend yourself against such a threat? Bank Millennium has issued several general recommendations that should significantly minimize the risk.

Use an antivirus program on your phone and update it regularly.

Never install applications from outside the official store (e.g. Google Play).

Don’t click on ads that lead to supposed ad-blocking apps.

Stop the installation if the new app asks for additional access, such as SMS, notifications or accessibility features.