Russians were warned about a new deception scheme with “Gosuslugi”

Fraudsters began offering Russians to install an update for the State Services service. State Duma deputy Anton Nemkin warned about the new deception scheme, his words are reported by RIA Novosti.

As the parliamentarian said, the attackers pose as employees of government or medical institutions and convince people to download an update for State Services or the Unified Medical Information and Analytical System (EMIAS). In reality, scammers send the victim a malicious file. If the user downloads it, scammers will gain access to the data and functions of his device.

“It is important to remember a simple rule: government and medical services do not require you to install applications using a link from a call or message,” Nemkin noted. He advised downloading applications only from official sources and checking information about updates directly in the service itself.