Deputy Director of the NTI Competence Center “Trusted Interaction Technologies” Ruslan Permyakov revealed the main tricks used by scammers during and after the holidays, and also suggested steps to ensure the security of personal data.
Before the holidays, attackers often use spam mailings aimed at phishing sites with “promotions” from well-known companies, Permyakov emphasized.
“The main goal of scammers in this case is to limit the potential victim’s thinking time and extract information about payment details or even convince them to make a payment,” the expert explained.
Also, as Permyakov added, scammers “trade” tickets to children’s events and shows, actively looking for buyers on social networks or on parent forums, offering lucrative deals. In addition, the expert noted the increasing number of fake charity events, writes RT.
Users can also receive a letter or SMS about a lottery win or expected payment from the government. In this case, the attackers will likely ask you to provide your bank card information via a personal link, and Permyakov warned against such actions.
In addition, he emphasized that fraud using deepfake technology has become more widespread this year.
Source: Rosbalt
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