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4.5 million messages forwarded to suspicious@safeonweb.be in 2021

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Watch out for e-mails with the subject "Algemene Verordening Gegevensbescherming (AVG) "

Attention! A phishing message is circulating with the subject "Algemene Verordening Gegevensbescherming (AVG) ".  The message seems to come from ING but is false. 

Don't fall into the trap!

Learn to identify fake e-mails…

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Currently many phishing messages detected that seem to come from Proximus

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Watch out for e-mails that appear to be from the police

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Suspicious text message that seems to come from PostNL

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Look out for scammers on online second-hand platforms

More info.

Never pay via a link sent to you by a buyer or seller. These links take you to a fake website where fraudsters ask for your bank details.

How can you pay more safely? Ask for the seller's account number and pay via…
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Currently many phishing messages detected that seem to come from Amazon

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Currently many phishing messages detected that seem to come from Netflix

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Companies that use Apache Log4j software urgently need to install updates

Last week a vulnerability was discovered in Apache Log4j. This is software that is often used in web applications and all kinds of other systems. The vulnerability makes it possible for attackers to abuse the rights of remote web servers. Because…

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