Russian users try to access 2 million phishing sites every day: how to protect themselves?

Sourse: Vedomosti

Experts warn of an increase in phishing and new methods of fraud, including the use of artificial intelligence and deepfake technology.

Dec 23, 2024

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Russian users try to access 2 million phishing sites every day: how to protect themselves?

Sourse: Vedomosti

Experts warn of an increase in phishing and new methods of fraud, including the use of artificial intelligence and deepfake technology.

Dec 23, 2024

Expert opinion

InSec

Russian users try to access 2 million phishing sites every day: how to protect themselves?

Sourse: Vedomosti

Experts warn of an increase in phishing and new methods of fraud, including the use of artificial intelligence and deepfake technology.

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Every day, Russian Internet users make about 2 million attempts to access phishing sites, of which 83% are on mobile devices, according to statistics from Yandex Browser

Since the beginning of 2024, Yandex Browser has blocked more than 437 million clicks on fraudulent resources thanks to a built-in neural network that checks websites for phishing in real time.

Phishing continues to be the most common type of online fraud, and its number is growing every year, says Denis Kuvikov, director of the SafeNet Regional Engineering Center at the National Technology Initiative (NTI).

Expert commentary

New phishing methods appear regularly, often due to the creativity of scammers. In 2024, there is an increase in the use of artificial intelligence to create more convincing phishing messages and an increase in attacks on mobile users. In addition, new types of phishing have emerged, such as deepfake phishing, where fraudsters use fake audio and video to simulate the voices and appearance of trusted individuals.

The increase in the number of phishing sites is due to the current political situation and difficult economic conditions, which encourage people to look for easy ways to earn money, which makes them more vulnerable to such attacks, adds Anton Averyanov, CEO of the ST IT group of companies and TechNet NTI market expert.

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