The public has been warned of fake messages on social media platforms promising free data in view of the Vesak Festival, referred to as Data Dansal.
According to the Sri Lanka Computer Emergency Readiness Team (SLCERT), links have been shared on social media platforms promising to provide free data for Vesak Poya.
SLCERT’s Senior Information Security Engineer, Charuka Damunupola, said the links have been shared to collect personal and confidential information of individuals.
Pointing out that there were actual data donations being conducted by certain sites, he said, however, the links being shared on WhatsApp groups and chat messages were fraudulent.
He further explained that these links redirect the user to another website, through which fraudsters can obtain personal information, such as name, date of birth, and NIC number. (Newswire)