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Pirates of the 21st Century and How to Fight Them
Denis David, Information Security Engineer, OBIS Implementation Group, INFORION LLC | 02.06.2021
"...It seems to be convenient for us to live by deception.
What a blue sky,
We are not supporters of robbery ... "

— Fox Alice (" In the 21st century, in the period of ever-increasing digitalization and protection of personal data, fraudsters seek and find ways to steal funds. They are not stopped by passwords or multi-factor identity verification, all this information is provided to them by the victim himself.

With the development of digitalization, social networks and argentina whatsapp data with personal data, it has become quite easy for attackers to find information on each person - from name and date of birth to personal information. Therefore, they can easily create a "profile" of a person, and it is increasingly difficult for the victim to understand that they are dealing with a fraudster.

The most common methods of stealing money in the modern world are cellular communications and the Internet.

By cellular communication we mean telephone calls and SMS notifications.

Let's start with SMS. There are many SMS mailing and advertising services now. This is what the scammers use.

You receive an SMS with the text: "Dear customer. Your bank card is blocked. To unblock, send an SMS to the short number."

The content of the text may vary, but the gist is this: the card is blocked, to unblock it you need to do something. This could be sending a message, transferring money to a number, and the number could be either a bank card or the fraudster's phone.

A person's first thoughts: it is necessary to solve the situation that has arisen, and the solution itself is indicated, it is necessary to act. Stop! That is what is intended, that the person will act. At the same time, he will not pay any attention to who sent the SMS, whose number is indicated.