On the eve of the holidays, cybercriminals begin to actively deceive Russians who, in the pre-New Year rush, rush to make decisions and lose focus. warned Tatyana Kosheleva, senior analyst of the direction of audits and assessment of UCSB’s compliance with information security, said in a conversation with the 360 TV channel.
In such times, people are less likely to notice the threat of cyberattacks, and attackers are looking for an opportunity to break into employees’ accounts and get into their “accounts”, including luring users with various promotions and store discounts.
Scammers may offer to follow a link with supposed information about annual bonuses, register in an online store to receive bonuses, or intercept cvc codes or passcodes from SMS when paying in online stores. Criminals also often create fake online stores offering incredible discounts or phishing login forms that allow them to steal a person’s personal data.
“Roughly speaking, during the New Year holidays, attackers will try to take advantage of our festive mood, the high speed of decision-making in the atmosphere of pre-New Year bustle and increased seasonal demand,” Kosheleva explained.
The expert recommends being wary of lucrative offers and promotions, not rushing to make a decision, checking online resources and not using major bank cards to pay for online purchases.
Let’s not forget that there are lawyers too. to warnScammers have plans to deceive Russians using sales and promotions.
IT specialist before saidHe said scammers have started using voice phishing to attract money.