A fake website of a not yet working Yandex bank appeared on the Network. The credit institution itself has not yet started to work fully, but the fake website is still in maintenance mode. Through such sites, fraudsters can collect personal data for further resale, use them for phishing and attacks on a real bank and its customers. Experts note that although the process of blocking fake websites takes no more than two days, their frequent appearance becomes a big problem for banks.
In general, the site copies the trademark of a real bank, but it does not look very informative. However, this does not distinguish it from the original version, which also contains only information that "Yandex-bank will be here", as well as about current vacancies and with the information required to be disclosed for banks.
A fake domain (in which words from the original domain are simply rearranged) was registered by a private person on September 29, according to the WHOIS service data. That is the day after the official announcement of the name change from "Acropolis" to Yandex-Bank.
Yandex does not disclose plans to launch financial services. The company's press service reported that the resource "is not related to Yandex and may mislead users." The Central Bank did not respond to the request
As a rule, the creators of fake websites pursue the goal of stealing personal data in order to resell them on the black market in the future.
"One such application (full name, number, even without passport data) can cost 3 thousand rubles ($40). The most expensive prices are for applications from a potential borrower for a mortgage," the expert said.
