The German police are warning of a scam method via messenger services where a fake poll is used to take over accounts. The victim receives a link, often from an acquaintance, leading to a fraudulent page. There, you are asked to enter your phone number. This input starts the device linking function in the background, […]
Questions have been raised in the House of Representatives to Minister Herbert of Economic Affairs regarding a DNS-based phishing filter in the Netherlands. ChristenUnie MP Grinwis wants to know if the Minister is familiar with the Belgian approach and is willing to explore whether a similar method can be implemented here. The Belgium Anti-Phishing Shield […]
The Court of Justice of the European Union has ruled that banks must immediately reimburse customers who become victims of fraud such as phishing. This also applies when the bank believes the customer acted with gross negligence. The ruling came in the case of a Polish bank customer. The customer was offering a product on […]
Albert Heijn, Etos, and Gall & Gall have been dealing with a cybersecurity incident since Sunday afternoon, October 11. According to Albert Heijn, immediate measures were taken to protect the IT environment. Part of these measures included the preventive temporary shutdown of several systems. According to the company, recovery efforts are focused on the careful […]
An increasing number of Dutch citizens are immediately discarding legitimate emails regarding overdue payments because they believe they are AI-generated phishing messages. Due to the rapid rise of sophisticated fake messages, it has become exceptionally difficult for consumers to distinguish genuine reminders from scams. Debt collection agencies and financial advisors are raising the alarm, calling […]
North Korean state-sponsored hackers have successfully infected more than 30,000 devices worldwide by posing as legitimate corporate recruiters. The attackers use sophisticated social engineering tactics on professional networking platforms to trick unsuspecting job seekers into downloading malicious files disguised as job descriptions. Once executed, the malware grants the threat actors full remote access to steal […]
The number of phishing reports more than quintupled in the first half of 2026: from 2,776 to 15,106, with nearly €492,000 in reported damages. Email now accounts for 59% of phishing reports, nearly double compared to 2025. WhatsApp is also being heavily exploited: in phishing related to booking platforms, 95% of approaches occurred via WhatsApp. […]
The number of phishing reports quintupled in the first half of 2026 compared to last year. Email is once again the primary attack channel, while fraudsters are becoming increasingly personal and credible thanks to leaked personal data. Notably, phishing related to booking platforms skyrocketed, with over 90% of reports concerning Booking. The message is clear: […]
The FBI warns of highly targeted OAuth consent phishing attacks aimed at prominent figures, their families, and acquaintances. Attackers impersonate government officials, media personnel, or known contacts, luring victims with fake file shares or meeting invitations. Granting permission to a malicious OAuth application gives attackers long-term access to emails, files, and other sensitive account data. […]
Microsoft warns of CaptiveCrunch, a global campaign in which Storm-2945 manipulates hotel, conference, and other guest networks to attack business travelers. Through hijacked captive portals, victims are redirected to phishing pages or misled with fake browser and Windows updates that install malware. The CornFlake RAT and ChocoShell used can steal passwords, cookies, Microsoft 365 tokens, […]