Жертве присылают электронное письмо якобы от HR-отдела или бухгалтерии работодателя. Сообщается, что получателю начислены бонусы и премии. Файл оказывается битым, и система предлагает его восстановить по ссылке. Она ведет на фишинговый сайт, похожий на официальный портал Microsoft. Пользователь вводит там свои учетные данные, которые затем похищаются.
Жертве присылают электронное письмо якобы от HR-отдела или бухгалтерии работодателя. Сообщается, что получателю начислены бонусы и премии. Файл оказывается битым, и система предлагает его восстановить по ссылке. Она ведет на фишинговый сайт, похожий на официальный портал Microsoft. Пользователь вводит там свои учетные данные, которые затем похищаются.
Perpetrators of these scams will create a public group on Telegram to promote these investment packages that are usually accompanied by fake testimonies and sometimes advertised as being Shariah-compliant. Interested investors will be asked to directly message the representatives to begin investing in the various investment packages offered. Emerson Brooking, a disinformation expert at the Atlantic Council's Digital Forensic Research Lab, said: "Back in the Wild West period of content moderation, like 2014 or 2015, maybe they could have gotten away with it, but it stands in marked contrast with how other companies run themselves today." What distinguishes the app from competitors is its use of what's known as channels: Public or private feeds of photos and videos that can be set up by one person or an organization. The channels have become popular with on-the-ground journalists, aid workers and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who broadcasts on a Telegram channel. The channels can be followed by an unlimited number of people. Unlike Facebook, Twitter and other popular social networks, there is no advertising on Telegram and the flow of information is not driven by an algorithm. Investors took profits on Friday while they could ahead of the weekend, explained Tom Essaye, founder of Sevens Report Research. Saturday and Sunday could easily bring unfortunate news on the war front—and traders would rather be able to sell any recent winnings at Friday’s earlier prices than wait for a potentially lower price at Monday’s open. "The argument from Telegram is, 'You should trust us because we tell you that we're trustworthy,'" Maréchal said. "It's really in the eye of the beholder whether that's something you want to buy into."
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