“Fraudsters will be informed about us through our pages in social networks. First, there is a phone number search. Second, even if you have disabled this feature, but use the same avatar in messaging and social media, a basic image search in a search engine will lead attackers to a public page, ”says the expert.
If the information it contains is not hidden from outsiders, attackers can use it to their advantage through social engineering, he warned.
"Do not forget either the fraud with the reissue of SIM cards, when, knowing the data of the victim's passport, the attackers, by proxy, make a new SIM card in the communication room and have access to the main number of the person. And, as a rule, all main accounts are linked to it. and a mobile bank, ”warns Kukanov.
In order not to join the ranks of victims of fraudsters, he advises to use separate phone numbers for different tasks. Major ones - for example, banking apps - should be linked to one, and other accounts to another number.
"Do not leave your primary phone number on suspicious sites, especially in combination with other personal data. Hide your avatar in instant messengers (for example, in WhatsApp) to those who are not your contacts, and prevent searches for phone numbers in the settings of social networks, "- concluded the expert.
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