Social engineering is a classic part of 'cyber crime' as it often isn't enough for criminals to break into systems, they also need the people involved to innocently/naively take steps to ensure their scams work.. Today I met such an 'engineer'!
There have been a few stories of large groups being hacked and large amounts of data being stolen recently, so be aware that if you receive unexpected phone calls that include unusual claims and asking you unusual questions, the chances are that you are speaking with someone connected to the hackers involved. Today I received a call from an identified Indian/Pakistani sounding Male that went something like this:
x - "Hello Mr. xxx - I am calling from Microsoft about your computer. We can see that you have hackers in your computer - how many computers do you have?"
me - "Hello, Oh, from Microsoft - I see.. Can't you see how many I have from your records?"
x - "How would we do that? I just need to know how many computers you have."
me - "Because I have licenses for them with Microsoft."
x - "I just need to know how many computers you have"
me - "What method did you use to access my network?"
x - "That's a stupid question. Why are you asking stupid questions? (Angry)"
me - "I don't think that someone from Microsoft would...."
Dial Tone....
So yes, he hung up on me as he panicked and realised that I had detected his scamming almost from the moment he opened his mouth. lol
Have you heard of any similar scams in your area? They appear to be increasing and I have been told by a government security specialist that they often hack the national phone systems so that they show up as using phone numbers that don't exist and cannot be traced!
Wishing you well,
Ura Soul
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