More than 94% of Russians reported regular calls and messages from scammers and spammers.News” citing a study by the telecommunications agency TelecomDaily.
“A call is direct contact with a person. Scammers have become smarter, to some extent they can be called psychologists, because they know all the necessary information about a person, and in this way they manage to manipulate people to achieve the desired result, ”says Denis Kuskov, CEO of TelecomDaily .
In a study by the agency, it was stated that mobile operators developed new methods to protect subscribers in order to combat phone scams. These include services with caller ID, “blacklist” functionality, Internet ad blocking, etc.
Psychologist Andrey Zberovsky is sure that improving methods of protection against intruders is difficult to exaggerate, constantly improving and improving their skills. According to him, in recent years, the association of scammers has changed a lot – now they are highly educated youths who attract easy money. They also regularly attend private training and receive detailed instructions on how to contact a potential victim in a given situation, increasing their chances of success.
Earlier, a cybersecurity expert told the Russians which files were used. it’s dangerous to keep it on the phone.