A phone app installed from a link in a text message asks for permission to read SMS messages and to use accessibility services. Soon afterwards, money is withdrawn from the owner's mobile money account. What most likely happened?
Une application téléphonique installée depuis un lien reçu par SMS demande l'autorisation de lire les SMS et d'utiliser les services d'accessibilité. Peu après, de l'argent est retiré du compte mobile money du propriétaire. Que s'est-il probablement passé ?
Answers
AThe phone's battery failed partway through a mobile money transferLa batterie du téléphone a lâché au milieu d'un transfert mobile money
BA banking Trojan read the codes and took control of the screenUn cheval de Troie bancaire a lu les codes et pris le contrôle de l'écran
CThe mobile network was badly congested that dayLe réseau mobile était très encombré ce jour-là
DThe SIM card had reached its expiry dateLa carte SIM avait atteint sa date d'expiration
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