Caution against fraudsters is not enough, more is needed

The fight against fraudsters, who can now be helped by artificial intelligence (AI, i.e. AI), continues. An example of this is a case in Hong Kong this year, in which an employee of a company transferred $25 million to the account of fraudsters after being instructed to do so by his company’s “CFO” in a video call. In the frames, the person saw his “colleagues” in the background, so it didn’t even occur to him that it was a fraud. At the same time, he was the only person in the video call, the other party was created with artificial intelligence, completely faithful to reality, an imitation that resembles reality to the point of speaking – it is clear from K&H’s previous announcement, which draws attention to the dangers of artificial intelligence.

The Cyber ​​Shield also helps in defense

Fraudsters operating on the international stage previously had difficulty coping with the Hungarian language, but AI helps them in this as well. So much so that the language of e-mails is now close to perfect. This poses a serious threat to unsuspecting customers. Fraudsters try to scam people by copying everything from the banks’ logos to their faces. The most important thing to know is that checking the link received in e-mail, text message, or any other written channel is still the safest way to protect yourself. It is worth looking at the letters that we did not expect, rather on a computer, because the technical conditions for securely checking a link, for example, are often not given on phones. The basic rule of thumb for phishing emails is that the faster the targeted customers are encouraged to act – for example with monetary rewards or penalties – the more likely it is to be a scam.