Authority denies social media post about phone hackers

A post going viral on WhatsApp attributes the fake information to the UAE’s Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority (TDRA).

Authorities in the UAE have denied a viral social media post that suggests it is possible for scammers to steal residents’ personal information via a phone call.

The message suggests that scammers can access information like contact lists and banking info “within three seconds”.The fake post ‘warns’ residents against receiving or making phone calls from or to six phone numbers and three country codes.
The TDRA took to Twitter on Sunday to debunk the rumour.

“This news was not released by the TDRA and is incorrect,” the authority posted. “The TDRA confirms that it is not possible to hack a phone or steal data by making or receiving phone calls.”