What is the so-called "clear powder" link on WeChat? Will this link steal information?

A link that suddenly became popular on WeChat is called a clearing link. It is mainly used to clear excess useless people in the phone and relieve the memory of the phone. This link has also been shared and forwarded by many people. Pass. CCTV subsequently exposed the scams and harms involved in WeChat’s clearing links. Some people will use the forwarded WeChat clearing link QR code to steal various information on the mobile phone of the person who scanned the code, even relatively private personal information, which can easily cause very serious harm.

Due to the widespread use of WeChat, many people will add some unknown people to their WeChat, so many people have become interested in clearing out redundant people in WeChat. There are many criminals who take advantage of people's desire to eliminate unnecessary people in WeChat and create WeChat clearing links. This link will be forwarded by many WeChat users and sent to more WeChat users' mobile phones. However, a seemingly simple clear link can cause a lot of trouble to WeChat users. Some people's personal information was exposed because of this WeChat clear link, and the personal property in their mobile phones was almost stolen by criminals.

According to the data exposed by CCTV, the WeChat clearing link actually allows WeChat users to scan the QR code, then fill in the information, and hand over their WeChat usage rights to others. Then the criminals use the user's WeChat to send spam text messages to other users, check the number of replies, test whether they are redundant users, and then eliminate them. Various spam messages forwarded will contain links to steal the user's mobile phone information. If you accidentally click on it, your personal information may be leaked, causing many dangers.

Many people have been tricked because they clicked on WeChat’s pro-fan links. If criminals use stolen personal information to register bank cards, credit cards, etc. and then use them fraudulently, there will be very serious consequences. . It can be seen from this that the WeChat fan clearing link contains the risk of stealing users’ personal information. We hope that all WeChat users in the future will consider carefully before opening any link to prevent theft of personal information on their mobile phones.