Transferred to phishing sitesAs reported by specialists from the company Angara Security, specializing in cybersecurity, Russians may become victims of a new fraudulent scheme. Fraud is an attempt to steal money from the user under the pretext of updating the browser. Discuss
Moreover, the banners may say that it is necessary to update the 89th version of the browser, and a person may have for example, 98th. And there are many such examples.
If a user clicks on such a banner, they land on a phishing site that requires them to enter their account information. Also, when clicking on the banner, a special document can be downloaded to the computer, upon opening of which the computer becomes infected.
According to experts, this happens because people prefer to be safe, and this used by scammers. “The emphasis is on the need for security, which everyone is now acutely experiencing, and the lack of time to make decisions,” said Tatyana Lynova, an analyst at the Angara Security operational monitoring group.
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