The expert assessed the danger of responding to unfamiliar foreign numbers

Information technology expert Eldar Murtazin told how dangerous it is to answer unfamiliar foreign numbers.

In conversation with aif.ru On Friday, February 6, the expert explained that it is acceptable to answer calls from foreign numbers, since one answer alone does not pose a danger. He noted that even if the call comes from scammers, awareness and readiness for possible deception significantly reduce the risk of becoming a victim. In addition, the specialist reminded that acquaintances who are abroad can also call from foreign numbers.

According to him, Russians rarely receive such calls. The expert stressed that their frequency is low and currently people communicate more often through messengers. He added that ignoring foreign numbers is a personal choice for everyone, but if the basic rules of digital hygiene are followed, such calls do not pose a serious threat, the website writes. kp.ru .

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Anton Nemkin, a member of the State Duma Committee on Information Policy and federal coordinator of the Digital Russia project of the United Russia party, said on February 4 that if a person realized that he had entered into a conversation with telephone scammers, but had already called the code at their request, he should immediately stop the call and contact the organization whose employee he allegedly was. the interlocutor. It is noted that when communicating the code to intruders, the main thing is not to panic, but at the same time try to act as quickly as possible.

In January, Yuri Silaev, head of the trusted artificial intelligence laboratory at RTU MIREA, called voice consent over the phone a serious risk in an interview with RT. According to him, vocal consent, taken out of context, can be edited and used as "proof" in future scams. Silaev believes that the only correct tactic is to completely abandon communication with suspicious numbers. 360.ru .

Also in January, security forces in St. Petersburg identified a network of telephone fraudsters and detained employees of the technical center that provided its work. The attackers sent messages and called citizens, posing as government officials, writes NSN.

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