The Center for Forecasting Criminal Threats and Public Security Risks of the Committee on Legal Statistics and Special Accounts of the Prosecutor General's Office warns of a new scheme of online fraud.
According to foreign sources (https://vz.ru/news/2026/1/4/1385164.html,
https://www.ixbt.com/live/offtopic/mvd-predupredilo-o-vredonosnyh-zagruzkah-cherez-knizhnye-boty-v
telegram.html) scammers spread malicious files in Telegram under the guise of free e-books.
The deception scheme is extremely simple: You receive a Telegram message about access to a large library of books without restrictions.
After requesting the necessary publication, the bot imitates a real service, creates a brief description of the book's plot, but instead of reading or downloading
the book, it sends you a virus file disguised as a "special application".
Installing a file has critical consequences: theft of passwords and money, access to correspondence and photos, remote control
of a smartphone, and loss of personal data.
It is important to remember that installing third-party applications from unofficial sources can lead to negative consequences.
Compliance with the rules of cyber hygiene and personal vigilance remain key measures to protect against such threats.

The Committee's Center for Forecasting Criminal Threats and Risks to Public Safety

Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/kostanai-bmalin-audany-akimat/press/news/details/1150509?lang=kk