Analysts have warned about a new fraudulent scheme with an alleged hacking order.

The specialists of the Informzashita holding warned on Friday, September 5, about a new fraudulent scheme. They reported that the attackers began to introduce themselves as hackers, who allegedly "ordered" the victim, and offered to "interrupt" the offer.

According to analysts, most cases come down to the following scheme: an unknown user sends a message to the victim in a messenger, where he informs them that he was paid for hacking a person. The fraudster shows the victim's full name, phone number, address, or even passport information as proof of the above work. The attacker then offers to contact us to discuss the amount of compensation for the non-proliferation of data.

Experts noted that all this data can be found on the darknet. They noted that such attacks are targeted. Scammers collect data about a potential victim in advance, study trigger points that can be effectively used for blackmail. Victims are most often people with varying degrees of publicity: artists, bloggers, and company executives. These people value their privacy and data protection, so they tend to follow the instructions of scammers.

"Now we are seeing an increase in targeted attacks by intruders, there are about 30% more of them. Fraudsters understand that mass schemes are no longer so effective, so attacks are becoming more difficult, they take longer to prepare for them, and they study the victim better," Pavel Kovalenko, director of the Informzashita Anti—Fraud Center, warned in an interview with Lenta.Ru .

Experts recommended that users not respond to messages received from unknown sources, and in case of blackmail, contact law enforcement agencies. Experts also advised to follow the rules of digital hygiene: try not to leave your personal data in the public domain, delete accounts that are not in use, and come up with complex and different passwords.

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In turn, Alexander Korotkov, CEO of the Migtorg platform for the sale of broken and restored cars, said that the attackers are using a new scheme to deceive buyers. 360.ru . They organize fictitious auctions and receive an advance payment in cryptocurrency, and then disappear, RT reports.

Earlier that day, Artem Izbayenkov, director of the Solar Space cloud cyber defense platform, Solar Group, told Izvestia that after the closure of large illegal services, the market did not disappear, but on the contrary, it began to split up and quickly reproduce in the form of dozens of free "bots for penetration" in Telegram.

The Department for Combating the illegal use of information and Communication Technologies (UBC) of the Ministry of Internal Affairs reported on August 12 that the transfer of communication to unofficial messengers, frequent changes of banking details, and pressure on the urgency of payment are among the top ten signs of fraud in online purchases. Other suspicious signs are a sudden change in the minimum withdrawal amount, blocking refunds at the checkout stage, abandoning alternative shipping methods, and insurance as a mandatory down payment.

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