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Sextortion scam gets a COVID-19 makeover

The COVID-19 crisis has already shown that some cybercriminals have no conscience.

The so-called sextortion scam is well-known. People are blackmailed and scared by the sender saying that they have sexual images that will be sent to all…

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Stay healthy online

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Cybercriminals spread viruses and ransomware hidden behind COVID-19 messages and applications

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Choose the right source for information about the coronavirus

Every day you see new misleading information about the coronavirus. Many of those messages contain unreliable facts or rumors. Don't believe them and follow government information. The official reports from the FPS Public Health can be found…

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Coronavirus - keep safe from phishing too!

We’re all preoccupied by the coronavirus. Every day we get new information about it. How do you protect yourself? How many infections are there in Belgium? How dangerous is the virus? We talk about it with our friends—texting, WhatsApping and e-…

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Vulnerability in Android 7, 8 and 9 - Update your device now

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Safer Internet Day. Are you helping to build a better internet?

Safer Internet Day is the annual day for a better Internet, and is organised all over the world. More than 110 countries are working together to make the Internet a safe, creative and fun place for everyone! We also support Safer Internet Day.…

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Beware of phishing messages supposedly sent by 2dehands

In the last two weeks we’ve been getting multiple daily reports about a fake email that appears to be coming from second hand website “2dehands”, but is not. This is a phishing email only intended to obtain your bank details. Forward this e-mail…

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Don't get caught by smishing or fake text messages!

Text messages are used increasingly often to send false links for the purpose of defrauding people. This form of phishing even has a name: smishing, or SMS phishing. Every day we receive new examples of this form of phishing. So always…

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