
When an SMS empties the account
Citizens vulnerable to digital fraud.
Banks are not always to blame, and the data does not always originate from them. But if not from the bank, then where does it come from?
What is the “dark web”?
Worldwide, over 2,200 cyberattacks occur every day, which amounts to approximately one attack every 39 seconds.
There are cases where customers have fallen victim to messages that refer to other banks, ones where they have no account, simply because the offers appeared enticing.
“Public institutions and private companies should provide more regular public education, and not only react when waves of fraud break out”.
Atdhe Lila.
Uran Haxha
Uran Haxha is a journalist at K2.0 and the host of the show “Pak ma Drejt” on Paper Radio. He’s covered economic issues and human interest stories for a number of Kosovo media outlets. He studied marketing and management.
This story was originally written in Albanian.