Millions of Vietnamese users are being fooled by fake Zalo websites

Fake Zalo websites are attracting millions of daily visits - Photo: BKAV

On October 8th, cybersecurity company Bkav announced that two addresses, zaloweb.me and zaloweb.vn, are fake websites created by malicious actors to deceive users.

Notably, these two addresses consistently rank at the top of Google search results when users search for the keyword "Zalo web". Therefore, these two fake websites alone attract millions of daily visits.

According to Bkav, to deceive users, websites are disguised to resemble the real Zalo homepage, making it very difficult to distinguish between the real and fake, with content guiding users on how to log in on a computer using various methods.

However, when clicking the "log in to Zalo on the web" button, depending on the time, users may be redirected to pages advertising football betting, adult content, or pages containing viruses.

However, to avoid detection, hackers usually allow users to redirect to the real Zalo homepage, zalo.me.

"We've been monitoring this for some time. Sometimes the attackers plant viruses or display inappropriate content, and other times they redirect to the real Zalo homepage," said Vo Duy Khanh, an expert from Bkav.

According to Mr. Khanh, due to the demand for using Zalo on computer browsers in offices and workplaces, a very large number of users are still searching for "Zalo web" every day and mistakenly accessing fake websites.

"This poses a serious threat to national security. Bkav has submitted a report to the Ministry of Information and Communications to block these malicious websites. This is not a problem with Zalo, but this chat application is being exploited by malicious actors," Mr. Khanh added.

Bkav experts also advise users who have accidentally accessed the aforementioned fake websites to immediately scan for viruses to ensure their cybersecurity.

Source: https://tuoitre.vn/hang-trieu-nguoi-dung-viet-dang-bi-lua-boi-website-gia-mao-zalo-20241008160203682.htm