Expert warns of greeting card scam scheme in messengers
Fraudsters on behalf of relatives can send greeting cards in messengers that contain phishing sites. Dmitry Galov, head of Kaspersky GReAT in Russia, warned about this on Saturday, September 21.
During a conversation with RIA Novosti, the expert noted that attackers can send malware to users in messengers under the guise of an archive. The victim expected to see a picture or presentation inside, but it was executable files (.exe). According to Galov, the scammers act on behalf of relatives. He added that when clicking on a phishing link, attackers can obtain data to the victim's account.
In order to reduce the risk of encountering online threats, the expert advised to set up two-factor authentication in messengers in which it is possible, as well as to pay attention to the extension of files in incoming messages and not to follow suspicious links.
Earlier, on August 10, Sergey Golovanov, chief expert of Kaspersky Lab, said that fraudsters have come up with a new scheme to deceive citizens, according to which they create fake work chats in social messengers with management and simulate checks in the company. As the specialist noted, workers may be asked to transfer money from the organization to certain accounts, take out loans in their own name and send them to the fraudsters, as well as install software, share screens and perform other operations.
