In an interview with the Prime agency, he said that for this, the attackers “infect” a computer or phone with a virus, with the help of which they receive data from one of the accounts through an online bank.
After that, during a telephone conversation, the fraudsters introduce themselves as bank employees and convince the client to transfer all the money to the hacked account, after which they withdraw the money, Etkind said.
Earlier, Alexei Potekhin, an expert on cybersecurity at the Bank of Russia Main Department for the Central Federal District, spoke about security measures during online shopping in an interview with Radio 1.