What is this "one-click billing fraud" (also "one-click fraud") all about?
Contrary to the name, you need more than just one click to become a victim. This type of attack primarily targets users who want to view adult videos.
Users either go to video-sharing websites or adult blogs in order to watch adult videos online. Links to these sites are also spread via spam, blog comments, and social media. Once users stumble upon one-click fraud sites, users click around to explore the ...
In the past we've reported about one-click billing fraud schemes starting to target smartphone users. The scheme, as its name suggests, tricks a victim into registering and paying for a certain service after being falsely led to a specific website. The past attack we saw involved a website wherein target victims were asked to pay for a certain amount in order to prevent their information from being sent to an adult site.
We've found a similar scheme, but this time it ...
One-click billing fraud, a scheme known for targeting PC users in Japan, now appears to target smartphone users as well.
The scheme, as its name suggests, tricks a victim into registering and paying for a certain service after being falsely led to a specific website. Instances of successful attacks have been increasing in Japan since 2004, which already amounts to 903 inquiries to the Information Technology Promotion Agency Japan in November 2009.
A typical attack involves a spam sent to the victim, which ...
