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Hackers attempt to steal Facebook details by promising free poker chips through a fake mobile app. 3x3429

Security firm Symantec is warning all mobile casinos that phishers are trying to steal Facebook s and s through a fake app that promises free gaming credits. The application is called “Teenpatti hack” and it claims to offer Android and iPhone s 50,000,000 chips for Teen Patti poker.

iPhone and Android casino s are invited to enter their Facebook names and s in order to claim the free chips, but Symantec antifraud analysts warn that they should under no circumstances fall for the scheme.

“Phishers are continuing to focus on social networks as a platform for their phishing activities. Fake social media applications in phishing sites are not uncommon,” senior antifraud analyst Avdhoot Patil explained.

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The company has reported similar attacks before. Mobile app s might a phony Asian chat app and a made-up polling campaign, both of which targeted Facebook s.

The fake poker app is a very tempting offer for gamblers, and many of them have fallen for it already. Once they enter their Facebook details, s are promised the chips in one day’s time. This way, hackers have enough time to break into their s and steal their information.

Symantec advises s to only access websites that use encrypted SSL certificate, a feature indicated by a padlock symbol.