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Beware of fake adverts for fashion and clothing brands on social media
Scammers are creating fake adverts on social media in which they impersonate well-known brands. We are currently seeing many examples on Facebook where popular Belgian fashion and clothing brands are being imitated, such as Caroline Biss, Marie…
RJV warns of phishing campaigns relating to holiday pay payments
The National Annual Holiday Service (RJV) is warning of new phishing attempts currently circulating via email and text message. This is the period when holiday pay is being paid out, and cybercriminals are keen to capitalise on this. The RJV…
Be on the lookout for suspicious phone calls and text messages
The Centre for Cybersecurity Belgium has intercepted an unconfirmed message on the dark web in which someone claims to possess telephone details of elderly people in Belgium. It is currently unconfirmed whether these details are genuine, where…
Be aware of De Watergroep bills featuring a changed account number
De Watergroep is warning of a new form of invoice fraud. Fraudsters alter a genuine invoice after it has been sent to you by email. They replace the correct account number with their own account number.
This can only happen if the fraudsters…
Warning: phishing attempt impersonating Amazon Prime
We are receiving numerous reports of an active phishing campaign targeting Amazon Prime on smartphones. This attempt mainly affects French-speaking customers.
Cybercriminals are using the domain ‘amazon-prime[.]club’. It appears that users…
Data breach at the Canvas learning platform: be on the lookout for phishing
There are indications that user data from the online learning platform Canvas has been compromised. Canvas is used by many schools, colleges and universities, including in Belgium. The hacker group ShinyHunters claims to have stolen data from a…
Beware of phishing emails that lure you to a fake helpdesk
Phishing emails are currently circulating in which scammers warn of a supposedly suspicious transaction. The message states that you must urgently contact a helpdesk via a telephone number provided in the email.
Do not do this. The phone…
Test yourself: can you spot content manipulated by AI?
Artificial intelligence is now becoming a fixture in many aspects of our daily lives. But it is also increasingly being used for malicious purposes. Among the most worrying techniques are deepfakes: AI-generated images, videos or audio recordings…
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