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Phishing in the name of FTA
Currently, fraudsters are sending phishing e-mails in the name of the Federal Tax Administration FTA. The recipients are informed that they have overpaid in their 2023 tax return. Please ignore these e-mails, do not reply to them, do not click on the link, do not scan the QR code and do not enter any personal data on the phishing page.
27.01.2025 14:40
Fraudulent text messages in the name of Binance
Currently, the NCSC is receiving numerous reports of text messages that appear to originate from the crypto trading platform Binance and also use the Binance phone number as sender. The messages contain links to fake websites and a Swiss phone number to call. This is a scam. Do not click on the links and do not call the number.
16.01.2025 09:07
Threatening emails allegedly from NCSC in circulation
In recent days, fraudsters have been sending numerous e-mails on behalf of the NCSC, threatening that criminal proceedings have been initiated against the recipient. The fraudsters use the NCSC domain (‘ncsc.admin.ch’) as the sender's domain. Please ignore such threatening e-mails.
08.01.2025 14:10

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Obligation to report cyberattacks on critical infrastructure comes into force on 1 April

31.03.2025 – The obligation to report cyberattacks on critical infrastructure comes into force on 1 April. From tomorrow, operators of critical infrastructure are required to report cyberattacks to the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) within 24 hours of discovery.

National Cyber Security Centre Annual Report 2024 – Review of first year as a federal office

28.03.2025 - The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) draws a positive balance from its first year as an independent federal office. In its annual report published today, the NCSC provides an overview of the most important developments, successes and challenges in boosting cybersecurity in Switzerland in 2024.

Statistics Bug Bounty programme

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