Kaspersky Lab: Half of Europeans face online money theft attempts at 2014

Research of Kaspersky Lab and Kaspersky Lab B2B International showed that almost half of European participants were faced online threats involving attempts to steal money. However, even the digital ones not related to money, may lead to unforeseen expenses.Kaspersky Lab Kaspersky Lab Kaspersky Lab Kaspersky Lab

Digital criminals acquire valuables από τους χρήστες με διάφορες μεθόδους. Ο πιο γρήγορος τρόπος για να «διεισδύσουν» στα πορτοφόλια τους είναι να αποκτήσουν πρόσβαση στους λογαριασμούς που διαθέτουν οι χρήστες σε συστήματα πληρωμών, online τραπεζικές υπηρεσίες ή ηλεκτρονικά καταστήματα που αποθηκεύουν δεδομένα πιστωτικών ή χρεωστικών καρτών. Ανάμεσα στις πολλές τεχνικές που χρησιμοποιούν για να συλλέξουν τις εν λόγω είναι και οι ιστοσελίδες phishing, οι οποίες μιμούνται επίσημες ιστοσελίδες, το κακόβουλο λογισμικό που συλλέγει στοιχεία και κωδικούς πρόσβασης κ.α.

According to the survey, 53% of European users experienced financial digital attacks in the past year, with 5% of respondents reporting that they suffered a loss of money. Explaining how they lost the money, 23% said hackers stole their money by accessing payment service accounts, 5% that they were tricked into entering their login information on a fake website and 10% that his credentials had been intercepted by malware. On average, users who fell victim to online theft lost $313, but one in six victims lost more than $1.000 to online fraud.

During the year, the online accounts of many users (email, κλπ.) έπεσαν θύματα χάκερ. Αυτό τουλάχιστον ανέφερε το 10% των Ευρωπαίων δημοσιογράφων. Οι παραβιασμένοι λογαριασμοί μπορούν να χρησιμοποιηθούν από τους ψηφιακούς εγκληματίες για αποστολή spam και κακόβουλων URL, αλλά και να αποτελέσουν πηγές οικονομικών απωλειών. Στις πληροφορίες που μπορούν να βρεθούν στο ταχυδρομείο ενός χρήστη περιλαμβάνονται συχνά mail με στοιχεία πρόσβασης σε λογαριασμούς, τα οποία έχουν αποσταλεί από υπηρεσίες πληρωμών και ηλεκτρονικά καταστήματα, απαντώντας σε αιτήματα εγγραφής ή ανάκτησης κωδικών πρόσβασης.

Additionally, 27% of Europeans reported malware-related incidents in the past year, with one in five resulting in financial losses. The average financial loss from malware was $154 per European user. This amount also includes costs related to dealing with "infections", the help of experts in the field of IT and the purchase of specialized .

"Some users believe that digital threats are something distant that can only hurt someone in cyberspace. However, many online threats have a clear impact on real life, whether data loss or stolen money. Instead of paying the consequences, it is more prudent to take care of security in advance, "said Elena Kharchenko, Head of Consumer Product Management Kaspersky Lab.

Η Kaspersky Lab has developed an extensive "arsenal" of tools that offer on the Internet. The Kaspersky Internet Security - multi-device 2015 includes, in addition to anti-malware and anti-phishing tools, Safe Money technology designed to provide extra protection for financial transactions (for Windows environments). Also, the Kaspersky Password Manager is a solution that covers multiple platforms for secure password storage. Allows users to create and store powerful passwords on webpages and applications, thus helping to enhance the security of online accounts.

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