Emails are currently circulating in the name of the CCB (Centre for Cyber Security Belgium).
This email informs you that your network is supposedly being monitored by cybercriminals.
The hackers could take control of your personal data and download malware.
The scammers ask you to click on a link to activate security software. Whatever you do, don't click on it, it's a phishing email.
· The message emphasises the urgency. You are advised to activate the software quickly, otherwise you will lose control of your devices.
· Check the links before clicking. Learn how to detect suspicious links via the e-learning course Surf without worries.
· Check the sender's email address. You will see that it is not the CCB's email address at all.
· The scammers use the CCB logo but the email is signed by the Australian Cyber Security Centre.
· Be careful because the email is addressed to you personally.
Did you get this message?
- Do not click on a link in a suspicious message, do not open attachments and do not download applications when prompted.
- Suspicious emails can be forwarded to suspicious@safeonweb.be.
Did you click on a suspicious link?
- If you did click, don't fill in the fields any further and abort any interaction.
- NEVER give out personal codes.
- If you have passed on a password that you also use in other places, change it immediately.
Have you been ripped off?
- From the moment you lose money or are extorted, we recommend you file a police report. You file a report with the local police in your place of residence.
- Contact your bank and/or Card Stop on 078 170 170 if you have passed on bank details, money disappears from your bank account or you have transferred money to a scammer. That way, any fraudulent transactions can be blocked.
