The interior Ministry warned about the sending of phishing links to Zoom and Google Meet

Fraudsters can use fake links to Zoom and Google Meet to access user accounts. Therefore, you should not enter a login and password on suspicious pages received from unknown senders. This was reported in the press service of the GU MIA of Russia in Moscow, writes TASS.

“It is possible to protect yourself from remote fraud by following basic rules of digital hygiene. Never enter a login / password on “alien” links, — said the Agency.

The department recommended not to enter data on a suspicious login page, but to close it and go to Zoom or Google Meet through the official application or website, entering the login and password manually. Those users who entered data on an insecure page need to urgently change the password from mail and all related services, log out of accounts on all devices and check if there were any suspicious login attempts.

Earlier, the Department for Combating the Illegal Use of Information and Communication Technologies of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia warned that fraudsters pose as potential clients and negotiate with tutors about lessons. Then, under the pretext of paying for classes or refunding overpayments, they ask for bank card details. At the same time, attackers often explain the need for such a method of calculation by the fact that they are abroad and cannot make an international transfer.

After the agreement on the occupation, fraudsters, under the pretext of technical problems, send their own link to the tutor for a video conference. It leads to a fake website that mimics popular video services like Zoom. If a user enters a login and password there or logs in through Google, this data gets to attackers who access their email and related services.

In November, on the eve of the autumn sales of 11.11 and Black Friday, fraudsters in Russia switched from stealing bank card data to stealing user accounts in social networks and instant messengers. Sites that simulate such services account for up to 40% of all attacks, the press service of MegaFon noted.