Internet
tests in the style of "find out who is secretly in love with you" and
"In which country do you have to be born" in recent years gained a
lot of popularity to Facebook. However, experts believe that they may pose a
serious threat to users. "Times" to find out what is fraught with
excessive enthusiasm for similar tests.
Often,
the owners of the resources, which are the tests themselves, make their
advertising on their pages. For this reason, tests on the Internet made so
simple and attractive, because their main goal - to interest the largest
possible number of users. However, the popularity of these tests can easily
attract hackers who want to steal personal information for financial gain.
As
told to "Gazeta.ru" deputy general director Alexander
Kovalev Zecurion, cyber criminals can attract a large concentration of users it
is. They were also tempted by the simplicity of the scheme: set up a test - to
get access to Facebook. According to him, yet known cases of data theft using
such tests was not, but it's only a matter of time.
"In
some mega test or a series of questionnaires built a small virus that will
collect personal and financial data from all visitors" - warns expert.
"Such
surveys, as well as web pages disguised as the familiar interface of the
popular services (Facebook, Sberbank or Amazon), are designed to inattentive
people," - said vice-president of product management for Acronis Dmitry
Martynov. According to him, the polls operate basic data profile to Facebook,
such as your name, photos and links to friends, which is not dangerous.
But
it should remain vigilant. "When requested access to the full profile, the
user can click on a habit," agree ", especially if the survey is
designed in the same way as everyone else," - warns Martynov. The expert
points out that while there is a risk of leakage of personal information.
"Such interviews with integrated them with malware collect names and
e-mail addresses, which at least can be transferred to spamming," - he
said.
In
addition, as noted by the head of the department of technical and marketing
support ESET Russia Alexey Os'kin threat may arise during the transition from
placed together with tests links.
"By
following the link, the user can, for example, download malware or be a
phishing site, which will ask for their personal information, such as passwords
and credit cards.
