Scammers do not stop trying different methods. This time too From Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Cemeteries Department A message that seemed to have arrived made users uneasy. This SMS, which also included e-Government, reached millions of people. A statement was also made by IMM. So what is the message in question? Here are the details..
e-Government SMS reached millions of users
The message reached users around 19:00 on Tuesday, January 2. From Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Cemeteries Department It looks like it’s coming and wants users to click on a link. To get them to click on this link: “You have logged in with your e-Government portal password. If it does not belong to you, please check it.” He tries to trap users by writing a message like this.
After this e-Government-looking SMS, which reached millions of users, IMM, From account X: “Some of our citizens’ phones From our Cemeteries Department It has been determined that this message, which seems to have arrived, has been delivered. “We kindly request our citizens not to take any action regarding the message in question.” made his statements.
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This statement, which came after many users complained to IMM, indicates that users should definitely not click on the SMS in question. It is said that when users click on the link in the message, they are directed to a page similar to the official login page of e-Government.
What it seems like for such an event to happen It is not a simple incident and there is a very serious data leak Hakkı Alkan also stated this in his post on his X account.
ShiftDelete.Net Founder Hakkı Alkan said the following in his X post on the subject:
It is not yet clear how many people’s data was leaked. However, with this method, it is not difficult to say that when you click on the link and enter your ID number and password, your information automatically goes to the people who commit fraud. Such login page-like methods have been used in fraud for a long time, but the fact that an SMS is sent to millions of people makes the situation different.
So what do you think about this issue? Have you received the e-Government related SMS in question? You can share your thoughts with us in the comments section.