Indian cyber agency warns Android users about fake COVID-19 vaccine registration message 

The COVID-19 vaccine registration message is not only fake but also gains illegal access to a user’s Android phone.

With people struggling to book vaccination slots in India, a new message which claims to offer registration through an app is in circulation. However, it turns out that the message is not authentic and comes with a malicious link. When you click on the link, an app that is extremely harmful particularly for Android users gets downloaded to your device. The Cybersecurity agency in India has issued a warning about the same. The message that is being circulated by cybercriminals has been found in five variants. Warning citizens about the same, the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team or CERT-In said in an advisory, “It has been reported that a fake SMS message is in circulation that falsely claims to offer an app to let users register for COVID-19 vaccine in India. The SMS carries a link that installs the malicious app on Android-based devices, which essentially spreads itself via SMS to victims' contacts.”