Caution: scammers are attacking through messengers
Users are increasingly encountering a new scam scheme: attackers hack accounts in messengers and send messages on their behalf asking to vote or click on a link. Even if the message comes from a familiar person, do not rush to click on the link — it may be a trap.
Attackers send messages asking to "vote for me" and include suspicious links — even from your friends' names. Clicking on such a link can lead to account hacking and theft of personal data. How to protect yourself: do not click on suspicious links; verify with the sender (by phone or in person) whether they really sent the message;
enable two-factor authentication in messengers; regularly update passwords. Warn your loved ones — safety starts with vigilance!
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Scammers hacked a resident's phone in Chistopol and took out a loan
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Caution: scammers are attacking through messengers
Users are increasingly encountering a new scam scheme: attackers hack accounts in messengers and send messages on their behalf asking to vote or click on a link. 12:41 04.04.2026 Newspaper Tetyushskie Zori - Tetyushi
News from neighboring regions on the topic:
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Vote for the child — and lose everything: how the trap with the children's contest works
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Police warn about new ways of online fraud
In an effort to seize personal data from Russians, gain access to bank accounts, and personal accounts on State Services, attackers spread malicious software, 14:05 04.04.2026 Evening Kotlas - Kotlas
Police warn about new ways of online fraud
Police warn about new ways of online fraud
In an effort to seize personal data from Russians, gain access to bank accounts, and personal accounts on State Services, 11:25 04.04.2026 Network publication Mayak - Yarenks
Residents of Vologda warned about a new scam trick in work chats
Attackers have found another way to hack accounts. As reported by the Ministry of Digital Development of the Vologda Region, they are now attacking large work and local chats, where dozens and even hundreds of participants are present. 11:01 04.04.2026 Vologda.RF - Vologda
Scammers have devised a new fraud scheme in the MAX messenger
A new scam scheme aimed at stealing accounts from the State Services portal has become active in the MAX messenger. 04:03 04.04.2026 GTRK Samara - Samara
Residents of Tomsk warned about a new fraud scheme in messengers
Scammers use fake petitions and votes to steal accounts through State Services. It’s better to say "Goodbye!" to such offers right away!
Photo: Olga YUSHKOVA. 21:47 03.04.2026 Komsomolskaya Pravda - Tomsk
What can you read in a message from your acquaintance if attackers gained access to their account?
What can you read in a message from your acquaintance if attackers gained access to their account in a messenger or social network, besides the classic request to lend money? 21:10 03.04.2026 Culture Department - Prokopyevsk
Police warn about new ways of online fraud
In an effort to seize personal data from Russians, gain access to bank accounts, and personal accounts on State Services, attackers spread malicious software, 14:20 03.04.2026 Newspaper Vazhsky Krai - Shenkursk
A resident of the Yanaul district lost money after clicking on a link in a messenger
The duty unit of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for the Yanaul district received a statement from a 51-year-old local resident. 15:15 03.04.2026 Ministry of Internal Affairs RB - Ufa
A hacker from Irkutsk was convicted for hacking 101 accounts of residents of Altai Krai
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POLICE WARN ABOUT NEW WAYS OF ONLINE FRAUD
In an effort to seize personal data from Russians, gain access to bank accounts, and personal accounts on State Services, attackers spread malicious software, 13:09 03.04.2026 Newspaper Avangard - Nyandoma
Police warn about new ways of online fraud
In an effort to seize personal data from Russians, gain access to bank accounts, and personal accounts on State Services, attackers spread malicious software, 13:08 03.04.2026 Network publication "Dvinovazhye" - Bereznik
Police warn about new ways of online fraud
In an effort to seize personal data from Russians, gain access to bank accounts, and personal accounts on State Services, attackers spread malicious software, 08:59 03.04.2026 Newspaper Velsk News - Velsk
Caution, money hunters!
Scammers continue to deceive people, including residents of the Turinsky district. 13:29 03.04.2026 Turinsky Urban District - Turinsk
Police warn about new ways of online fraud
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In Anadyr, four local residents became victims of cybercriminals
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Residents of Chukotka lost their accounts on "State Services" due to a voting link
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Photo: Evgenia GUSEVA. 16:14 03.04.2026 KP Vladivostok - Vladivostok
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Caution: scammers are attacking through messengers
Users are increasingly encountering a new scam scheme: attackers hack accounts in messengers and send messages on their behalf asking to vote or click on a link. 04.04.2026. Tetyushi Zori Newspaper. Republic of Tatarstan. Tetyushi.