The fact that we had to start dealing with many matters electronically because of the epidemiological threat turned out to be a treat for cheaters on the Internet. Phishing, i.e. phishing of data such as passwords for logging in to bank accounts or social networks, has especially gained.

Text messages with parcel surcharge? Probably no one is falling for it anymore. And yet cybercriminals still use this method to pursue their goals.

Even 100,000 daily users were attacked by a spam campaign distributing the Emotet Trojan, experts from Check Point Research say. In their opinion, due to holiday hacking attacks, the Trojan was again at the top of the list of the most used malware. Meanwhile, the Polish Internet, apart from Emotet, is also plagued by the Dridex banking trojan and Rig EK malware. Our country is only 26th in Europe in terms of cybersecurity. Will 2021 be safer?

Fraudsters are not idle and again impersonate the InPost parcel-lockers. A phishing campaign involving the sending of fake SMS messages has just started. There is a link to the fake app. Don't be fooled as you could be robbed of your money.

The number of people buying online is increasing, and so is the risk of data or money theft. Fraudsters also use the trusted brand of the Polish Post. Criminals pretend to be the Company and "on its behalf" send messages to customers prompting them to click on a suspicious link similar to the address of a real website belonging to the national operator, which is: https://www.poczta-polska.pl/.

Od pocz?tku roku nasili?y si? próby oszustwa na „kuriera”. Tylko w czwartek otrzymali?my kilka zg?osze? od czytelników, którzy otrzymali z nieznanych numerów SMS-y z informacj? o rzekomej konieczno?ci dop?aty do paczki, która czeka w paczkomacie.

BTC fraud attempt. Details of the story in the CERT Orange article.

Ko?obrzeska Policja ostrzega przed oszustami dzia?aj?cymi metod? „na zdalny pulpit?. Wykorzystuj?c dane mieszka?ca Ko?obrzegu oszu?ci zaci?gn?li po?yczk? w wysoko?ci 168 tysi?cy z?otych. Pokrzywdzony mia? zainwestowa? na rynku kryptowalut. Instaluj?c podan? przez przest?pców aplikacj?, udost?pni? im swój komputer.

If Polish cybercriminals are wondering where their favorite bank account providers and colleagues from fake payment gateways and fake shops are, we kindly inform you that they are where they should be - in arrests all over Poland.

Do you love online shopping? Watch out for the fake InPost app! Cybercriminals did not give up and launched another attack on one of the most popular delivery methods. This time, a mysterious text message asks us to download the application to collect the package.