Bank card and laptopMOSCOW, 15 Jan. Some of the Russians are called by scammers more often, and some less often. Why this is happening and how not to attract the attention of intruders, explained in an interview with Sputnik radio, a professor at the Department of Security in the Digital World, Moscow State Technical University. Bauman Vitaly Vekhov. First of all, scammers and advertising service providers are worried about those people whose phone numbers are in poorly protected or open databases, he believes. your personal data,” Vekhov is sure. Therefore, you should not share your real personal information with employees of various companies without extreme necessity, he continued. For example, when applying for discount cards in supermarkets.
The expert told how scammers deceived Russians on New Year's holidays «In such cases, it is better to enter fake data about yourself and your birthday. And those who enter real data and a real phone number are more likely to be scammed and various intrusive advertising,» the expert said .You should also not publish your data on social networks, even in closed groups, he added. In addition, logins and passwords that allow you to log into your personal accounts or accounts on various Internet resources should be protected from intruders. «and save neither login nor password. It is also worth clearing the browser history. Yes, this is inconvenient, but it saves you from scammers to some extent,» Vitaly Vekhov said in an interview with Sputnik radio. Useful information on how to protect the data of your bank or SIM card, you can learn from the contracts for these products, the expert concluded. from a phone number
