On some sites, it is worth refusing to pay with a debit card, as this process is dangerous and can lead to data theft. About “Lente.ru” Associate Professor Evgeny Kashkin of RTU MIREA’s Intelligent Information Security Systems Division said.
“If you do not see the letters “HTTPS” in the address bar of a little-known store, the connection to the site is not secure. “No one can guarantee you the confidentiality of any data, including bank card information,” he said.
According to the expert, for such purchases it is worth having a separate, so-called “junk” card. You need to transfer funds to it from the main account in the required amounts for payment.
“So if your data falls into the hands of scammers, at least you don’t lose all your savings,” Kashkin added. It also urged you to never respond to emails asking for your card information and never make purchases from public computers.
It was previously reported that scammers are on the rise. using a new theft plan from bank cards, where the victim is tricked into downloading an additional application to “diagnose” a mobile bank.
Source: Gazeta
