Cybersecurity company Avast has released its report for the first quarter of 2021. The company's researchers said that it detected and blocked more than 200,000 tech support scam attacks. In a tech support scam, fraudsters were attacking users with the intention of fixing a computer, device, or software.
According to the report, once the hackers access the user's system, they install the malware in it, after which they are able to access the user's system and data can even harm it. Avast believes that tech support fraud remains a major issue within the country.
"Tech support fraud is common now a days. Hackers target the most vulnerable users. Criminals exploit victims with money or personal information. Alexej Savsin, Senior Malware Analyst at Avast, said-Remember that whether it's a phone call or website, Legitimate Technical Support will never actively contact you to fix a problem.
If in doubt, don't connect to it. Don't give access to your device, or avoid sharing any personal data with Criminals who have access to your sensitive data can exploit it by accessing financial accounts, health records or other essential services."
The researchers cautioned, "Once on the phone, scammers try to persuade callers to establish a remote connection to their computer and sometimes another remote management without knowing how to maintain a constant connection to the user's PC." Let's download the software."
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