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| New fraudulent scheme that exploits compensation for data leakage incidents |
Kaspersky experts have discovered a new online scam campaign that aims to trick certain people. Some companies must be compensated for the alleged leaks in their personal information because the fraud system uses compensation for data violations.
Crooks urge users to purchase so-called "temporary US social security numbers", which each amount to about $ 9 in compensation, and campaigns for victims throughout Russia, Algeria, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, and other countries. ,
Data protection and data protection have been the most discussed topic in recent years. Therefore, it is not surprising that companies that have been leaked as a result of accidents are punished by enthusiastic scammers.
Kaspersky experts have identified a new fraud program that takes advantage of these privacy concerns, including a website said to be associated with the Personal Data Protection Fund established by the U.S. Department of Commerce and that the fund provides compensation to people who may violate the law Personal Data Suffer and this compensation is available to citizens. From every country in the world.
The site provides interested users the opportunity to verify the disclosure of their data. To do this, users must enter their name, phone number, and account address on social networks. After entering this data, users will see this on the warning screen to indicate they are leaking, which may include data such as photos and videos. There is also contact information that prepares users for compensation of thousands of dollars.
However, the fraudster is not convinced that the user must enter a credit card number and wait for it to be transferred. Instead, it should obtain the user's Social Security number, which is a 9-digit number for US citizens, except for permanent and temporary residents of the United States.
The warranty number is required for the site. Regardless of whether the user entered the wrong number or the correct number, he provided the user with a temporary social security number of $ 9. After approval, the user referred the victim to a Russian or English page of the financial recovery form. The purchase price is set in rubles or US dollars, depending on the form page displaying its IP address. ,
Kaspersky security expert Tatyana Sidorina said that the fraudsters spoke in Russian, which is similar to the independent "suspicious similarities" of the payment methods available to the ruble, and said: "The electronic taste is different in these plans because it is in the form of gifts, surveys or retirement plans Confidentiality or even part-time work compared to the taxi operator, but most are in Russian.
"All these offers and plans bring users to the same bottom, and the attractive promises are to get easy cash and then ask for a small amount of money for low-cost services in the form of commissions." Temporary insurance or social security numbers: The goal of the new plan is the goal because it is compensation. Regarding data leaks, when some organizations started to compensate users for data leaks, scammers came up with the idea and found that there are ways to make money.
Kaspersky experts recommend taking the following steps to prevent data breaches and potential risks of online fraud:
- Avoid trusting proposals that promise to receive a small amount of money, such as conducting surveys, as this should be a scam. Then when the user is required to make the payment to receive the funds, confirm this technique.
- Use reliable resources to determine the origin, traffic, and indeed the state of the entity, while carefully examining the site and focusing on the language used, for example, by reliable and reputable entities. Do not publish typos. ,
- Use a reliable security solution like Kaspersky Security Cloud to effectively ward off various threats.