A message shared by several police units on Facebook and Twitter is now also circulating as a chain message on WhatsApp. You should change your WhatsApp settings for group conversations, otherwise you run the risk of scammers approaching you with spam, loans and other scams. Is that actually correct, and are you indeed at risk? … Read more
Cybermalveillance.gouv.fr, the official platform in charge of helping individuals and small businesses with cybersecurity, presented its 2020 report on Thursday. The opportunity to send a warning message about phishing (or phishing), these fake messages which aim to extort confidential information. “The era of phishing riddled with spelling mistakes seems to be over”, said Jean-Jacques Latour, … Read more
PlayStation 5 or PS5. (PlayStation) Hitekno.com – Fraud it’s getting hotter, it’s the pealku phishing make use of stock PlayStation 5 which is getting thinner due to the pandemic. The hackers took advantage of it by offering a chance to win the PS5 (Phishing giveaway). Like most phishing, a careful inspection can reveal anything suspicious. … Read more
Suara.com – Social media such as Facebook and Instagram are vulnerable to digital crime. Some users often get messages in the form of emails from someone claiming to be from Facebook – a mode that is nothing but a form of cyber crime phishing. Usually phishing messages ask for important user data, such as account … Read more
Most of them are probably happy about messages from old friends who contact us via Facebook Messenger again after a long time. But be careful – they could be fraudsters! We trust good friends. That is why we are probably less skeptical when a friend sends us a message and a link via messenger and … Read more
A supposedly tragic story of a serious train accident in Cologne is making the rounds on social networks. But the accident never happened, but the phishing trap behind it did. One wrong click can have fatal consequences: Facebook users are currently lured into a phishing trap with false messages. As the “Mimikama” portal reports, the … Read more
The year 2020 was turbulent and much was not foreseeable. Organizations were faced with a flood of new cyber threats and challenges and cyber criminals used the corona crisis and the associated uncertainty of the population for new tactics and attack methods. What effects does the corona pandemic have on the future threat landscape? What … Read more
Due to its popularity, WhatsApp has become the main tool of computer criminals, who use the application of instant messaging with the aim of circulating fake web pages that steal people’s data. This technique, known as’Phishing‘, makes the user believe that a company (generally banks) requires that they enter their personal data such as ID, … Read more
Another email is circulating in which the Federal Public Service (FPS) Finance promises the recipient a financial Covid grant. These are false e-mails, the FPS emphasizes. “We are inundated with phishing attempts every day,” said spokesman Francis Adyns. – “Dear citizens of the Kingdom of Belgium, in the context of the fight against Covid-19, the … Read more
The popular WhatsApp messaging service will soon roll out a new function that will automatically delete messages within seven days. That is useful in theory, but there are also a few snags: this way scammers can also take advantage of it. What exactly do you need to know? The function is not currently active and … Read more