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Data theft over the phone, or spoofing. Expert: "Only one phone call is enough to rob us"

We think that our mother is calling us and asking us to click on the link. We trust mom, so we click. It turns out that it's actually someone else who doesn't mean well at all. Making calls using a false ID, or "telephone spoofing", is an increasingly common scam. Our leader Anna Kalczyńska, who was presented in the studio by Maciej Kawecki, an expert on new technologies, found out how easy it is to fall victim to it. He also advised us on how to recognize a thief attack and how to protect against it. 

Hackers for hire - current cybercrime pricing

Compared to the previous year, the increased demand for Internet services resulted in the strengthening of cybercriminal offers. Hackers are now reaping more financial benefits because the computerization of social life has accelerated significantly since the pandemic was declared. As a result, we are seeing an increased demand for malware and online rental services. Targeted ransomware attacks, ID data extraction, distributed attacks (DDoS), selling exploits, social engineering tools, trading logins for poorly secured Windows servers - these are just some of the more basic items that can be found on hacker forums.

The bank never asks for a login, password and never sends any link in a message? It isn't true anymore

The bank never asks for a login, password, to provide the content of an authorization SMS, or ask us to log in somewhere - this has been one of the most important online recommendations for the security of our money for years. Unfortunately, this truth is partially outdated. “My bank announced that it would send me links via SMS and e-mail. How will I be sure that these are not thieves who are pretending to be a bank? " - customers ask. Well, isn't this a bankers shot in the knee? Did this method of communication with clients desensitize these clients to the attempts of thieves?

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