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Kommersant: banks record a surge in fraudulent robotic calls to clients robotic calls, their share reaches 90 percent, Kommersant writes. This type of fraud is cheaper for cybercriminals and allows them to mislead victims, since voice assistants are increasingly used in the banking sector. < p> As the managing director of RTM Group Evgeniy Tsarev noted, the intensity of calls to those persons who have already got into the dial-up base has also increased. He pointed out that such auto-dialing appeared about six months ago. As experts explain, the necessary sequence of phrases is recorded to organize robotic attacks, followed by an appeal to the victims. It is assumed that a person communicates directly with a robot and receives instructions from him, for example, to enter a code from an SMS message. The Central Bank explained that they are actively working to block fraudulent numbers. The regulator currently has no

The killer of a painter and broker who confessed to cannibalism lived in an attic in St. Petersburg recently he lived in the attic of a house on Bolshaya Zelenina Street in St. Petersburg, 47News writes. It is known about the personality of a 23-year-old man that he is a native of St. Petersburg, he used to live with his parents and grandmother in a communal apartment on Osipenko Street, today registered with his father in a one-room apartment on Shosse Street in Lavriky in Murino. The alleged offender was detained in the attic, where he was hiding after escaping from the scene of the accident on the 24th kilometer of the A-21 “Sortavala” highway in the Leningrad region. The suspect, who, during interrogation, confessed to the investigators of cannibalism and one murder, interested in “anarcho-primitivism” and “elixirs of immortality.” From music, he preferred psychedelic. During interrogation, Komarov confessed that

Kommersant: Russia announced problems with road transport from Europe due to the crisis in Belarus The Foreign Investment Advisory Council ( FIAC) in a letter warned the First Deputy Prime Minister of Russia Andrei Belousov about the problems with road transport from Europe to Russia, which arose against the background of the migration crisis in Belarus. This is reported by Kommersant. A traffic collapse at the Bobrovniki checkpoint, where a 25-kilometer truck traffic jam has formed, could lead Russian consumers to including the essentials. About 10 percent of Russian imports in volume terms cross the border. Large retailers face delays, and suppliers warn of risks of price increases. “The persistence of the current situation can significantly affect the supply chain and the availability of goods for the population,” the FIAC said. At the same time, market participants and experts do not see a logistics solution, specifies Kommersant. The government's press

Neurologist Turgunkhuzhaev called migratory pain or fibromyalgia a consequence of COVID-19 patients who have recovered from coronavirus complain of migratory pain throughout the body. The specialist explained in an interview with Sputnik radio why they arise. Turgunkhuzhaev said that about ten percent of COVID-19 patients report pain. This symptom is often accompanied by increased fatigue and sleep disturbance. All these signs Turgunkhuzhaev called the characteristics of the disease fibromyalgia and the consequences of the coronavirus. “This is a disease that causes migratory pain in the lymph nodes, joints, limbs of the hands and feet. Patients also complain of fatigue, sleep disturbance, “fog” in the head, “the neurologist explained. Russians with pain need to seek medical help. The disease can be caused not only by an inflammatory reaction, but also by dysfunction of the nervous system due to the transferred coronavirus. The disease negatively affects the endocrine, nervous and emotional systems

Izvestia: Ukraine can use neural networks to track Russians who visited Crimea the principles by which Ukrainian border guards work, tracking which of the Russians visit Crimea and blacklisting them to enter the country. The most likely options are the use of neural networks that collect data from social networks, and the purchase of data on the movements of Russians by the Ukrainian special services. Until now, it is not known exactly where Kiev gets this information from. Security researcher and forensic scientist Dmitry Boroshchuk suggested that Ukraine began to use neural networks that monitor all the content of social networks with tags from Crimea and add citizens of Russia and other countries to the lists for verification. “In any case, this is data from open sources, even if we are talking about special software. People post photos with geotags, which are parsed by software and correlated with an individual.

Brent crude fell below $ 78 a barrel for the first time since October 1 Brent crude fell below $ 78 a barrel for the first time since October 1. This is evidenced by data from trading on the ICE exchange. As of 2.02 Moscow time, January futures fell 0.69 percent to $ 77.93 per barrel. WTI dipped 0.56 percent to $ 75.19 a barrel.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kuleba: there should be no exceptions for Nord Stream 2 in the European Union Kiev, the European Commission and a number of EU countries believe that there should be no exceptions to European legislation for the Nord Stream 2 project. This was stated by Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, Interfax reports. “Ukraine, together with a number of EU countries and the European Commission, insists that Nord Stream 2 should be completely subordinate not only to the spirit, but also the letter of the EU's Third Energy Package, ”the Foreign Minister said. He also said that Kiev, together with Europe, are trying to prevent Russia from being able to carry out the transformation of Nord Stream 2 into a “northern weapon.” According to him, Ukraine, together with European partners, has significantly slowed down the implementation project and won a lot of time for “better conditions for the confrontation

Kommersant: producers of mineral fertilizers will fix the average price of goods until May-July 2021 Producers of mineral fertilizers will freeze prices for products the level of averages until May-July 2021. This is reported by Kommersant. It is noted that the government has decided to use possible tools so as not to create a shortage of this product for agricultural producers and not to disrupt the spring sowing campaign. The relevant issue was discussed at the Ministry of Agriculture on November 19. The department has already collected applications from consumers in the regions and sent them to the Ministry of Industry and Trade, which should distribute them among producers. The Fertilizer Producers Association (RAPU) estimated that Russian agriculture needs about 4.7 million tonnes in 2022. 16 regions with the highest consumption will enter into agreements with producers, which will fix obligations on the volume of supplies and purchases. “In addition

Izvestia: Russian producers of sweets and chocolate will raise prices up to 20% from December 1 New Year, which has already begun to inform. In particular, the manufacturer of sweets and chocolate “Akkond” warned retail chains about a sharp rise in prices for products by 5-20 percent from December 1. The brands Krasny Oktyabr, Babaevsky and Korkunov also announced an increase in prices for these products, Izvestia reports. Manufacturers explained the rise in prices for sweets by an increase in prices for ingredients and packaging. Akkonda referred to an increase in the cost of raw materials, packaging and fuel and lubricants. The company emphasized that updating prices is necessary for a stable supply of goods. “We receive such letters every year during a period of increased demand for sweets – before the New Year. This indicates that suppliers do not miss the opportunity to take advantage of short-term market conditions

Blogger Gubdensky and the head of the Motorsport Federation Ibragimov helped the fund to close the fees on Kutuzovsky Prospekt in Moscow, shortly before his death, they donated 1.5 million rubles each. This was announced by the Insan Charitable Foundation in its Instagram account. “During the conversation, they learned that there are several actual collections that were waiting in line. These are adults and children with severe pathologies. They intended to do it secretly, ”the Foundation said in a statement. It is also noted that the funds were transferred to the fund's account on the evening of Friday, November 19. Thanks to this assistance, 18 collections for three million rubles were closed. Earlier it was reported that Gubdensky for the last several years, they were deprived of their driver's licenses and issued fines. According to the latest data, he was brought to administrative responsibility 14 times. In 2021, only one