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Phishing in the name of OASI
Currently, the BACS is receiving reports of phishing messages in the name of AHV. The recipients are promised an alleged refund. When clicking on the link, you have to enter your credit card details. Report these emails to BACS (https://www.report.ncsc.admin.ch/de/) and do not click on the link.
04.11.2024 10:00
Beware of malware!
We are currently receiving reports of emails purporting to come from the Federal Administration claiming that the installation of "AGOV Access" will be mandatory for access to public online services from July 2024. When you click on the link, you are asked to install software. Attention: This is malware. Delete the e-mail.
28.06.2024 09:10
Fraudulent email concerning alleged tax refund
The NCSC is currently receiving reports of fraudulent emails that offer the prospect of an alleged entitlement to a tax refund. Attached to the e-mail is a pdf file. This file contains a link that leads to a page on which a lot of information is collected. Ignore these e-mails, do not open the pdf file and do not click on the link.
05.06.2024 13:20

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Week 46: How fraudsters bypass providers' SMS filters

19.11.2024 - Phishing using text messages has increased significantly in recent weeks. A wave of text messages demanding payment of bogus parking fines is now being followed by messages about fake parcel deliveries. Interestingly, these text messages no longer come in the standard form of an SMS, but via RCS, a protocol mainly used on Android devices, or via iMessage, Apple's text messaging service. This allows fraudsters to bypass mobile phone providers’ SMS filters.

Caution: Fake letters on behalf of MeteoSwiss – Instead of a ‘Severe Weather Warning App’, malware is downloaded

14.11.2024 - Physical letters with MeteoSwiss as the sender are currently being sent out. The letters ask the recipients to download a new ‘Severe Weather Warning App’ via a QR code. However, malware is downloaded to the smartphone instead. This looks similar to the Alertswiss app from the Federal Office for Civil Protection on the smartphone's home screen.

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