WhatsApp account hijack scam spreads via fake voting links in Switzerland

Criminals are hijacking WhatsApp accounts by sending fake voting links to victims' contacts, a social-engineering scheme reported by Swiss public broadcaster SRF. The attack exploits trust in compromised accounts to propagate, though scale and financial impact remain unquantified. This highlights a growing pattern of credential-phishing via messaging platforms, relevant to cyber threat awareness.

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