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Increase in crimes committed using information and communication technologies
Increase in crimes committed using information and communication technologies
06.06.2024
Recently, there has been a significant increase in crimes committed using information and communication technologies against employees of healthcare institutions.
Attackers study group messaging tools (chats) in various instant messengers used by employees of such institutions for communication, identify the accounts of managers, create copies of their accounts and enter into personal correspondence with other participants in such chats.
During the correspondence, posing as the head of a medical institution, the attacker provides fictitious information that law enforcement officers were interested in the employee (he names the data of these “employees”) and insists on maintaining the confidentiality of the fact of communication. This psychological technique in a number of cases reduces the level of a citizen’s critical assessment of the subsequent actions of criminals, ensuring unquestioning execution of instructions received from them.
Next, the citizen receives calls via instant messengers or telephone calls from supposedly law enforcement officers, as well as banking institutions, in some cases with demonstration of photographs of fake official IDs via messengers. During the conversation, pseudo-employees convince you of the need to take certain actions, including transferring funds under various fraudulent pretexts.
Such pretexts for committing theft of funds may be:
participation in a special operation to capture “criminals” who are allegedly trying to steal money using a citizen’s accounts or on his behalf;
availability of information about a citizen allegedly committing criminal financial transactions, in order to remove suspicion, in which it is necessary to take the required actions;
a planned search at a citizen’s place of residence in order to identify and seize undeclared cash.
Having convinced the healthcare worker of the legality of his actions, the caller offers to transfer cash to the intermediary or deposit it into the bank accounts specified by him; transfer funds from bank accounts, including by obtaining loans in your name for these purposes; provide details of your bank cards, authentication data for access to bank accounts, codes from received SMS messages, etc.
RECOMMENDATIONS:
when receiving such messages in instant messengers, check that the corresponding account belongs to the person whose name the account is named and (or) whose photo is present in the profile;
do not disclose bank card details, authentication data for access to bank accounts, or the contents of SMS messages received to personal subscriber numbers to anyone;
immediately inform the heads of medical institutions about identified attempts to take measures to prevent such actions and law enforcement agencies to respond.
Increase in crimes committed using information and communication technologies
Increase in crimes committed using information and communication technologies
06.06.2024
Recently, there has been a significant increase in crimes committed using information and communication technologies against employees of healthcare institutions.
Attackers study group messaging tools (chats) in various instant messengers used by employees of such institutions for communication, identify the accounts of managers, create copies of their accounts and enter into personal correspondence with other participants in such chats.
During the correspondence, posing as the head of a medical institution, the attacker provides fictitious information that law enforcement officers were interested in the employee (he names the data of these “employees”) and insists on maintaining the confidentiality of the fact of communication. This psychological technique in a number of cases reduces the level of a citizen’s critical assessment of the subsequent actions of criminals, ensuring unquestioning execution of instructions received from them.
Next, the citizen receives calls via instant messengers or telephone calls from supposedly law enforcement officers, as well as banking institutions, in some cases with demonstration of photographs of fake official IDs via messengers. During the conversation, pseudo-employees convince you of the need to take certain actions, including transferring funds under various fraudulent pretexts.
Such pretexts for committing theft of funds may be:
participation in a special operation to capture “criminals” who are allegedly trying to steal money using a citizen’s accounts or on his behalf;
availability of information about a citizen allegedly committing criminal financial transactions, in order to remove suspicion, in which it is necessary to take the required actions;
a planned search at a citizen’s place of residence in order to identify and seize undeclared cash.
Having convinced the healthcare worker of the legality of his actions, the caller offers to transfer cash to the intermediary or deposit it into the bank accounts specified by him; transfer funds from bank accounts, including by obtaining loans in your name for these purposes; provide details of your bank cards, authentication data for access to bank accounts, codes from received SMS messages, etc.
RECOMMENDATIONS:
when receiving such messages in instant messengers, check that the corresponding account belongs to the person whose name the account is named and (or) whose photo is present in the profile;
do not disclose bank card details, authentication data for access to bank accounts, or the contents of SMS messages received to personal subscriber numbers to anyone;
immediately inform the heads of medical institutions about identified attempts to take measures to prevent such actions and law enforcement agencies to respond.