CCTV News:Recently, a model named"Traveling Frog"The mobile game is swiped in the circle of friends, which is very popular with everyone because of its simple operation and slow pace.
Online celebrity "Traveling Frog" is accused of "plug-in"
This game was developed by a Japanese game company. Currently, among Apple iOS users, only the Japanese version is available. As of yesterday (23rd), "Traveling Frog" has become the first place in the free download list of Apple App Store.
The game is simple to operate. You can use the corresponding number of shamrocks to buy food, notebooks, sleeping bags, bowls, lanterns and other items, and prepare the equipment in your frog’s bag when you go out. Accordingly, the frog will "send" postcards to the players during the trip, and will bring back the local products of the trip to the players after returning home.
In this game, the common "currency" is clover, which is also the only item that can be recharged. In some raiders, some players revealed that the more clover there is, the more advanced the props you buy. During this period, some online sellers saw business opportunities and took the opportunity.Launched a "plug-in" service, claiming that players can get a large number of shamrocks.
The online "2.1 billion clover" costs 20 to 50 yuan.
Yesterday (23rd), after searching for "Travel Frog" on the online shopping platform, the reporter found that many businesses were selling "plug-in" services at prices ranging from 20 yuan to 50 yuan. Many merchants promise that after purchasing the service, they willProvide "2.1 billion infinite clover" and "990 lottery ticket",And supports the use of any mobile phone system. Buyers can choose to keep their previous game records, or they can choose to overwrite and start again.
At present, in the regular recharge channel, players can only buy 2,800 four-leaf clovers at the highest cost in 25 yuan, which is greatly different from the quantity provided by "plug-in" merchants.
Improper operation of "plug-in" or mobile phone becoming "brick"
On the afternoon of 23rd, the reporter bought a set of "20 yuan Buy Clover" package. Subsequently, the merchant sent two links and the logo of the data file of "Travel Frog" in the mobile phone device. The reporter clicked on the first link, prompting that it is necessary to download the compressed file package. After decompression, it is the data displayed after the "Travel Frog" is recharged with 999,999 shamrocks, while the second link modifies the tutorial for the game in the iOS Apple mobile phone.
However, the reporter found that there were many hidden dangers during the operation. Many iOS players pointed out after installation that their ownGame data and mobile phone data are lost for no reason,Including WeChat chat records, pictures and videos in mobile phones, etc. Some players also said that after installation, there were loopholes in their Apple phones.The mobile phone can’t send and receive short messages.It didn’t get better after brushing the machine.
In this regard, the merchant explained that,Buyers may have to bear the risk of data loss of different mobile phone systems during the operation of the "plug-in" program.Take Apple’s mobile phone users as an example. If the user is a system below iOS9, nothing will be lost. If it is iOS10, the cache will be lost. iOS11 will not only lose the cache, but all the software will be reloaded.
In addition, merchants also said that in order to avoid improper operation, most of the time they would suggest that buyers agree to remote control by them.Asked whether remote control will reveal privacy, the merchant said "I promise not to read it".
Apple customer service called "plug-in" or leaked personal ID.
An independent game developer said that the "plug-in" of "Traveling Frog" is actually very simple, that is,Modify game data.Merchants only need to buy the "clover upper limit" in the game first, get the corresponding data, and then copy the corresponding data to the buyer through the program.
The reporter calculated an account, and spent 8929 yuan to recharge the full amount of clover, and calculated with a single selling price of 20 yuan and a monthly sales volume of 1188.The merchant has earned more than 23,000 yuan.
Apple customer service staff said that in addition to causing the loss of mobile phone data and materials,This kind of operation of modifying game gold coins (clover) has certain security risks for users."Sometimes users’ personal privacy may be revealed, or some Trojan software may be installed during the operation, which may hinder the subsequent use of the equipment".
The customer service staff pointed out, for example,If the user agrees to the remote operation of the other party, there may be a risk that the Apple ID account will be stolen."Merchants are likely to use this to lock users’ mobile phones and take the opportunity to extort money." He reminded that,Try not to let people you don’t know install or modify the corresponding data in the user’s mobile phone device.
The game can be played, but the risks have to be prevented.