Mooncake scam afoot


PETALING JAYA: Public Bank has issued a scam alert urging customers to be wary of advertisements on social media selling mooncakes that require a third-party app to make payments.

It said third-party apps not hosted on official app stores pose a security risk, potentially containing malware and allowing scammers to obtain full access to a user’s device.

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