If the victim agrees to install some kind of application proposed by the scammers and attaches a bank card to his phone, the attackers will be able to debit money from his account. From December 2024 to January 2025, approximately 400 such cases occurred, as a result, about 40 million rubles were stolen. The research data is provided by Forbes.
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To avoid fraud, experts recommend not downloading software products using links from messages, SMS messages, or email newsletters. Do not specify the security codes and passwords of bank cards on unknown or questionable websites or programs, and immediately block the card if there is a suspicion of a financial data leak.
Earlier, we talked about the identified methods used by fraudsters to gain control over citizens' accounts on the Gosuslugi platform.
