电话欺诈活动最近非常猖獗,FBI 特提醒民众提高警惕!
https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman ... ese-calls/
The Three-Step Scam
https://www.newsweek.com/phantom-hacker ... ts-2019930
The scam often unfolds in three stages, according to the FBI. First, the victim is contacted by a fake tech support agent or bank representative claiming their account is under threat.
Victims are then pressured to download malicious software, enabling scammers to access their devices remotely.
Next, the victim is directed to transfer funds, supposedly to secure accounts.
Finally, they may be contacted again by someone impersonating a government official, who prompt them to pay more money quickly to resolve the issue.
This spoofed call threat is expanding rapidly, and has maybe reached peak-2025 already, with a hacking-savvy engineer almost caught out by an attack spoofing Google’s support numbers, which he described as “the most sophisticated phishing attack I’ve ever seen.” It should serve as a clear warning that you can’t believe what you see and need to stick to basic advice.
The FBI’s warning could not be clearer: “Legitimate customer, security, or tech support companies will not initiate unsolicited contact with individuals.” There are no exceptions. None.