Imaginary work, shopping and philanthropy — new approaches in a pandemic develops not only legitimate businesses, but scammers. Masters of the so-called social engineering have on the people fresh methods of deception and manipulation, skillfully played on the fears generated by the spread of infection.
Anna Sedov lied in two accounts have been offered a job on the Internet and not paid. It was alleged partners of a major Bank. Month Anna phoned customer not getting a dime. “Employers” manipulated the fact that it is a difficult time, and they is a waiting list of people wanting to get.
the Social engineering — this is when fraudsters calculate the victim, manipulated fears. Pandemic coronavirus — an ideal entry point, and then be sure to mnogohodovki. Alert people, they do not take directly. Who, for example, say the code of your credit card, if you ask in the forehead?
Olga Zhuravleva promised passive income. This would need to only check for which you want to enter the card number. Instead of numbers on the back can be three zero. Of course, the Bank transfer was rejected, and it was just a transfer of money to cyberswindlers.
Attackers can send fake penalties for violation of quarantine, to tell that your close relative is supposedly in hospital with coronavirus. Scammers sell pass-ATVs promises to give work to return money for permits and fees — all funds go to the course.
“People in connection with the pandemic and with all that’s going on, are the stress. The front came out here are more gentle ways of talking through such “assistance”, — commented the Vice-President and Chairman of the Board of PJSC “VTB Bank” Vadim Kulik.
Sitting at home, people have moved into online shopping, delivery service. There also are criminals. We checked on SEBe of of fraudsters. Sent them card details, it was an Internet sale on a secure website. To calculate sent the link in messenger, and it led to a fake, phishing site. He looked like a real, but all the data, the password received is not a Bank, and criminals.
for Example, the Jewish community has been deceived by $ 1.2 million. They bought respirators for doctors and were transported to hospitals. The first transaction went without problems.
“Exactly the same payment came the next day. There was a difference in one letter, it was difficult to understand what the error is. You need to be very vigilant to discern one figure”, — said the press-Secretary of the Federation of Jewish communities of Russia Daria Michelson.
Cons udalenka — people at home inattentive, and the technique vulnerable.
“Computers, emerged from the perimeter of the organization, are a tempting bait for cybercriminals to carry out complex theft of large amounts. We’re talking about millions of rubles”, — said the expert on information security lab computer forensics company Group-IB Sergey Zolotukhin.
Banks monitor suspicious activity, block cards, but it will not help if the person does not comply with hygiene communication on the Internet. All in the real world — you need not to go online without personal protection.
