Warning issued on Social Media scams targeting personal data

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June 23, Colombo (LNW): The Sri Lanka Computer Emergency Readiness Team’s (SLCERT) Senior Information Security Engineer, Charuka Damunupola, has highlighted a surge in complaints regarding theft of personal data via social media scams promising free cellular data.

Damunupola urged the public to refrain from opening or forwarding these messages, citing a circulating WhatsApp message promising free data that could compromise sensitive personal information, including biometric data.

He also noted instances of financial theft linked to these scams.

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