Phone scammers have come up with a new deception scheme in order to gain access to the accounts of Russians on the utility portal. It is reported by “Kommersant” with reference to experts.
What is the new fraud scheme?
According to the publication, scammers call Russians and pose as public service portal employees. Usually they know some data of their victim and can call by name. The attackers propose to link the vaccination QR code to the user's page or to activate it. To do this, they ask the Russians to dictate the SMS code.
Why do scammers need the message code?
Scammers need the SMS code to access the victim's personal account on the public services portal. In the personal account of the users, there are many personal data that can be used on trusted sites where loans, loans or installment purchases are processed by verifying the identity through the portal profile. In addition, having become acquainted with the data on the car, the last payments for housing and communal services, SNILS and other documents, it will be easier for an attacker to gain the victim's confidence in himself. pretending to be a policeman or a bank officer.
How to protect your data on the public services portal?
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Experts recommend using it; two-factor authentication on the public services portal. It is also necessary to refuse to communicate on incoming calls with alleged representatives of the portal and, if in doubt, contact service representatives yourself.
Source :
https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/5170355?utm_source=yxnews&utm_medium=desktop