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Dating apps: one in five users in Peru were scammed by a fake profile

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Valentine’s Day is coming up and the way people make friends and/or couples has changed thanks to Programs.

dating apps They have brought together many friends and partners, but can also be treacherous.

Dating apps: scammed by fake profiles?

According to a survey by Mr. Kasperskywe can know that 51% of those surveyed in Peru used dating app occasionally. About 23% of them admitted that they were deceived by a fake profile.

More worryingly, 19% of those surveyed in the region said they had been victims of doxing. That is, your personal information has been made public online or sold.

Kaspersky List the top three risks that Peruvian users face when using these dating apps:

  • Malicious links or attachments (32%)
  • Fake profiles (23%)
  • Identity theft (25%)

“Anyone who signs up on a dating app should exercise caution when disclosing personal information and be aware of the risks that sharing sensitive data with strangers can pose to them in the short and long term. Attackers’ access to personal data, such as address, place of work, name, phone number, etc., increases the risk of transferring threats from the virtual world to the physical one,” comments Eduardo Chavarro, Team Global Incident Response Specialist. Emergency response in Kaspersky

Source: RPP

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