“When atypical transactions are detected on cards and accounts of persons, information about which is contained in the database of the Bank of Russia, banks are invited to temporarily suspend remote access to account management,” the message says.
As specified, such measures "will make it more difficult for attackers to withdraw money and increase the likelihood of returning them to their rightful owner."
At the same time, the Bank of Russia recommends notifying the client of the suspension, indicating the reason.
It is noted that it is possible to resume the operation of electronic means of payment after a personal application of the client to the bank.
Earlier, Sber warned about a fraudulent scheme in which funds are swindled from customers under the guise of a promotion of the SberSpasibo service.
Information security expert Aleksey Lukatsky, in an interview with Newinform, spoke about new informational occasions used by scammers.