Vyacheslav Kasimov: fraudsters can get citizens' data through medium-sized online stores which fraudsters take the data of Russians, in an interview with the agency “Prime”.
As the information security specialist noted, often people themselves give the data to the fraudsters. In particular, attackers use number spoofing, he warned. “Moreover, today they have learned to change the number twice, as a result of which even the mobile operator cannot determine the real number,” Kasimov added.
In addition, medium-sized online stores can become a channel for obtaining citizens' data. who don't pay much attention to cybersecurity. However, this is only possible if a person provides additional information about himself, the expert concluded.
Earlier, the coordinator of the Center for Safe Internet Urvan Parfentiev told under what conditions personal data of Russians are leaked to scammers. In most cases, personal data leaks occur due to the fact that they continue to be stored after the purpose of their collection and processing has been achieved.