The Central Bank of the Russian Federation (CBRF) has identified the main methods of deceiving Russians by cyber fraudsters in 2023. The main method was phone calls; these accounted for more than half (54%) of all facts identified, according to the official Web site TSB RF.
This is followed by attacks via instant messaging (22.5%), messages on social networks (9.8%), email (7.2%) and fake websites (4.8%). Researchers emphasized that last year there was a significant increase in the number of fraudsters in instant messaging programs, and the popularity of this method of deception increased by 10.5 points.
According to the results of a survey conducted with 395 thousand people, one in every four people encountered deception attempts on the Internet or via mobile communication last year. At the same time, one in ten Russians succumbed to the deception of scammers, allowing them to seize their money in one way or another.
The Central Bank noted that in most cases (64.1%) victims transferred amounts up to 20 thousand rubles to the attackers. In 17.9 percent of incidents, damage ranged from 20 thousand to 100 thousand rubles, 9.9 percent from 100 thousand to 500 thousand rubles, 3.8 percent from 500 thousand to 1 million rubles, and 4.3 percent of incidents It resulted in theft. More than 1 million rubles.
According to experts, in 2023, the proportion of women who fell for the tricks of fraudsters increased to 55.5 percent of the total survey participants. The most common victim of cybercriminals over the past year was a Russian woman between the ages of 25 and 44, with a secondary education degree and an average income level.
happened before knownIt was stated that Sberbank helped reveal 19 cyber fraud organized crime groups in 2023.