Laptop. Archive photo MOSCOW, January 6 New Year's holidays are a traditional time of activity for cybercriminals and cybercriminals who understand that people are looking for great deals, are in a hurry and simply stop being attentive. It is possible to evade the tricks of fraudsters, the main thing is to be able to recognize them in time. Gil Vega, Chief Information Officer of Veeam, told Prime how to do this. “When some people think about how to share money, cyber fraudsters are focused on how to get it. To do this, they are ready to pretend to be charitable organizations. Finally, the number of people booking travel increases significantly during the holiday season. Fraudsters know about this and are good at creating attractive but fake travel offers, ”the expert noted. In order not to fall for the bait of scammers, it is necessary to remain vigilant. When you receive a sudden and very tempting offer, you should check the URL of the website from which it came several times, as well as think and find out whether to trust the seller. To make online purchases, it makes sense to create a virtual bank card or select an existing real one by installing there is a limit on it, the agency's interlocutor advised. You can also use a verified payment site such as PayPal. In this case, you do not tell anyone your card number and you get an intermediary who can help challenge the transaction if something goes wrong, Vega concluded. 
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