In an interview with Cisco Systems information security specialist Alexei Lukatsky, he said that access to sites where the user is asked to enter a one-time password from Telegram is fraught with account theft.Lentoy.ru“.
According to him, the most common way to steal a Telegram account is to lure the victim to a third-party site, where they have to enter a one-time code sent by the messenger.
“Thus, scammers get the right to change the user’s password, replace it with their own, and then use all the user’s resources for their own purposes, or blackmail or demand a reward for returning access. “This is just as standard a scheme for an Internet bank to transfer money as it is for stealing or gaining access to Internet services,” Lukatsky said.
According to him, you should never send one-time codes or enter them on dubious sites to protect your data and personal accounts. Lukatsky added that a request to use a one-time code for any action other than the messenger itself should alert the user and give him a signal that he is dealing with another scammer.
Formerly socialbites.ca we talked about itThe number of sites stealing Telegram user accounts in Russia has increased sharply.