The scammers started hacking the "State Services" through the screen demonstration function

The scammers began hacking accounts on "Public Services" using the screen demonstration function. This was announced on April 17 by the Department for the organization of the fight against the illegal use of information and communication technologies of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation.

It clarifies that the attackers call the victims, posing as law enforcement officers or representatives of government agencies, and ask them to register on a specific resource. They then suggest enabling a screen demonstration to simplify the process. As a result, fraudsters gain access to personal data and restore access to their account on Gosuslugi.

"The confirmation code received by a citizen will also be read by fraudsters from the screen during communication," the Interior Ministry said in a statement.

The agency recalled that you should not use the screen demonstration function when communicating with strangers, she added. "Газета.Ru ".

Tusk of evil: scammers used "mammoth pox" to cheat on the web

Russians have started receiving emails about an "unknown virus" with malicious links.

On April 15, it was reported that fraudsters were sending emails to Russians posing as the Gosuslugi service. The email mentions a suspicious login to the account and suggests checking the security settings, as well as "urgently contacting" customer support. However, the name of the service is misspelled as "Gos uslugi".