Over the last few weeks, phishing emails have been registered on behalf of hotels asking people to rate the service provided. During this time, programs “News.” Duty department,” said Stanislav Kuznetsov, deputy chairman of the board of directors of Sberbank.
He explained that when you click on such a link, scammers get almost all of the information stored on a person’s phone.
Also among popular fraud methods, Kuznetsov singled out a scheme that allows you to get a loan from microfinance organizations (MFOs). According to him, scammers gain access to the victim’s account on the State Services portal, receive the necessary information and salary certificate from there, and then apply for a loan from an MFO.
“We need to be careful with personal and financial data, including that published on social networks,” he said.
The deputy chairman of the board of directors of Sber noted that a large number of Russians published photos of their passports, and some even sent photos of their bank cards to scammers.
“This cannot be done under any circumstances. And I really recommend everyone to look closely at their personal pages and clean up personal data that, unfortunately, remains there unnoticed by the user,” Kuznetsov said.
During the program, the bank’s chief executive advised citizens to improve digital and financial literacy.
Let’s also remind you that Sber has created an open library of information on cybersecurity – “Cibrariy”. There are short training videos and articles on the latest and most popular scenarios used by scammers.
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Source: Gazeta
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