The Belgian government reports that a malicious SMS impersonating the Belgian postal service has compromised at least 9000 android phones. Smishing is a social engineering attack using SMS. In this smishing attack the recipients were instructed to visit a link regarding a postal package in transit. The hyperlink directs the...
Police warn of QR code phishing attacks
The Dutch National Police are ringing the alarm bells for phishing attacks that contain QR codes. Scammers are are impersonating banks in the Netherlands and sending e-mails and even paper letters that contain QR codes that point to phishing websites. These phishing mails copy the bank logo and other details...