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Russia's Ministry of Internal Affairs has reported a new fraud scheme: callers pose as delivery service employees, claim there was a glitch in paying for an order, and extract bank card details or an SMS code under the guise of processing a refund. Mailings of fake pre-trial claims with malicious attachments have also been recorded.
Aziz KarimovFraudsters are mass-mailing Russians emails with fake pre-trial claims for millions of rubles. The attached documents contain malware that gives attackers access to devices and data. The MVD recommends not opening suspicious files and not succumbing to pressure from senders.
Otabek YusupovThe European Commission has opened formal proceedings against Booking.com: it will examine whether the platform is doing enough to combat fake listings and phishing, and whether it complies with advertising labelling rules. This is the first DSA case against the service; possible fines are up to 6% of global annual turnover. The company says it is fully ready to cooperate.
Sevara AzamovaAccording to DLBI service data cited by Izvestia, in the third quarter of 2026 the number of attempts to hack corporate accounts in Russia grew 2.5-fold compared with the previous three months. Information security specialists describe the main methods used by attackers: reuse of stolen passwords, mass brute-forcing of common passwords, and psychological pressure on employees.
Sevara AzamovaThe UK's National Trading Standards has for the first time compiled a 'watchlist' of AI scams: fake online shops, deepfakes, voice cloning and personalised phishing. Experts warn that previous ways of spotting fraud, such as looking for typos, no longer work.
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