l sites, their activity in January-March of this year also decreased compared to the internal link optimization in blogs fourth quarter of last year, but only slightly. We initiated the blocking of about 1.3 thousand phishing sites compared to 1.5 thousand in October-December.
— How have the scenarios for deceiving citizens changed with the introduction of sanctions? Is the Bank of Russia recording the emergence of new fraud schemes?
— We have repeatedly noted that fraudsters
use the current subpoena to steal money from citizens, the main tool being phone calls. And now the attackers are exploiting the topic of sanctions against banks. For example, recently fraudsters have been calling people under the guise of bank employees and reporting a shortage of cash, including currency. Under this pretext, they offer to transfer money from a card or bank teleworking, the work of the future is present account to a certain “special account”, from which the person will allegedly be able to withdraw funds without hindrance.
To open such a “special account
the attackers request financial data from the citizen – the card alb directory number, including the three-digit code on the back, as well as a confirmation SMS code from the bank. Having learned this information, they gain access to the victim’s account and transfer his funds to third-party fraudulent accounts.