"It happened to the best" - Janusz Chabior and Jan Frycz unmask fraudsters in the new OLX Polska social awareness campaign. Today, February 11th is Safe Internet Day. This is a great opportunity to start a new OLX campaign, unmasking the most common "patents" of online fraudsters!

Do not click if you get confirmation of the transaction from PKO Bank. There is malware in the attachment. PKO Bank warns against e-mails pretending to confirm the transaction. The content of the fake email prompts you to open the attachment. This may result in the installation of malware. It helps criminals steal payment card numbers and e-banking login details.

Note the new, enriched scenario of "Dotpay" online payment gateway fraud. Authors of frauds based on fake online quick payment panels usually repeat old action patterns. However, sometimes they come up with something new and it is worth informing Internet users about it. This time there was an additional stage of deception. From one of the readers we have received the text of the SMS with a link, which instead of linking directly to a fake website phishing bank login details, first cuts the victim with an additional message.

PGNiG (National Gas Supplier) warns against fraudalent messages. Someone is impersonating the company and sending fake text messages threatening to cut off gas for an alleged overdue payment.

mBank warns against cheaters. Yes, you can lose your savings through social media. mBank reminded on its site about the growing threat from scams under the pretext of investment. Fraudsters are increasingly encouraging to invest in cryptocurrencies, which is to be a "safe and fast" way to make big and easy money. To this end, they use social media to spread false information.

Krakow: someone duplicated Ewa's the SIM card and stole 400,000 PLN. Another example of the so-called SIM swap is described in Gazeta Krakowska. We recently wrote about an analogous attack that, according to reports, resulted in a loss of approximately PLN 200 million. Returning to the main plot - let's quote a larger passage: Wronged, wealthy resident of Krakow Ewa G. during the summer of 2018 went to Szklarska Poręba.

Hackers attacked Polish companies 380 times a month | AVLab.pl

In the last six months, hackers have attacked Polish companies nearly 380 times a month, and every tenth company has fallen victim to the Emotet Trojan. Enterprises from the financial, energy and transport sectors are most at risk - according to the latest Check Point Research report. The company's experts warned that the effectiveness of attacks on domestic companies is well above the global average and amounts to approx. 9 percent.

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The funniest cheat on SMS "at extra charge"? -Niebezpiecznik.pl-

For several years we have been describing and warning against the so-called an attack on the SMS for a surcharge. Criminals impersonate couriers, energy companies, bailiffs or offices, and under various pretexts - by scaring or asking - make you pay by clicking the link leading to a false payment gateway.

Someone has been attacking Millennium Bank customers on Facebook for a month -Niebezpiecznik.pl- (Article in Polish)

From the beginning of February, we receive reports about malicious ads impersonating Millennium Bank on Facebook. Criminals report that Bank Millennium pays several hundred zlotys (700PLN, 900PLN) to each account holder. What happens if someone is fooled and clicks on the advertisement ? Here is an example of an advertisement you can see: fake Millennium fan page.

mBank

mBank is running a new social media campaign that draws attention to fake websites, messages and links. Love it!