Lately, a new virus, through which criminals manage to infiltrate the stores' system and gain access to all user information. Many Brazilians have become victims of this coup, so in this article we are going to talk about this new virus, how it works and how to protect yourself from it.
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Currently, we are in the midst of a wave marked by more and more scams, fraud and theft. Most people live in fear and are increasingly looking for ways to prevent these digital crimes. However, the arrival of this new virus also made Brazilians even more worried.
This is a new virus called Prilex, applied only by highly skilled criminals, who are very knowledgeable about payment systems. This virus consists of stealing card data and cloning specific purchases in establishments that have had their systems infected.
According to experts, this virus has a completely different performance from others that they were already used to and knew previously. While others acted against their own consumers through cloning, profiles and fake messages, Prilex usually acts against the very companies that try to sell their products.
Because of this, it is a scam that brings greater profitability to criminals and makes both companies and consumers very apprehensive before deciding to make a particular purchase. Prilex, in addition to being able to invade the company's card machine system, still manages to gain access to all customer data.
The existing ways to protect themselves from this virus are the main challenge encountered by those who investigate the cases of people who have been deceived through this scam. However, there are some attitudes that people can take to avoid it. They are: keeping an eye on the card statement and bank account statement and checking whether there was fraud to request the cancellation of the phantom transaction.