Cybersecurity firms Kaspersky Labs and other malware labs have identified an exponential rise in crypto-related scams in Russia during the first half of 2020.
It has been reported that researchers identified 23,000 sites involved with crypto scams that are still online and targeting new victims.
However, according to Kommersant, which cited research from Kaspersky Labs, the problem is three times greater than during the same period last year.
One common example sees victims offered the chance to complete surveys in order to receive commissions, as they are required to pay an “entrance fee” fee first. Another scam identified by Qrator Labs involved sites that offered victims more than $275 per hour to mine cryptocurrencies via their unused computing power but never delivered the payments.
Cybersecurity firms have raised concerns about a sharp increase in the number of crypto scams in Russia, reports @conexiondigicol https://t.co/a4oGufSQJL — Cointelegraph (@Cointelegraph) July 30, 2020
Also, the mining scammers asked for a fixed payment to go up in the ‘rankings’ of a membership system. The more expensive the membership, the more the victim is supposed to earn.
One of the concerns raised by the cybersecurity experts is that fraudsters offer credit card payment methods, which raises the risk that they could also steal banking data.
Thus, they recommended that credit card payment providers take stronger measures to take down possible fraudulent transactions and work closely with law enforcement to reveal the identity of the fraudsters.
Source: Cointelegraph | Image: Bitcoin News
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