Poczta Polska warns customers against cyber criminals and recommends caution on the internet
From the beginning of the ongoing epidemic, Poczta Polska has noted a disturbing increase in information from customers about cybercrime based on phishing, i.e. impersonating the brand to extort data or stealing money. The purpose of the attack was the company's customers, which is why the post office calls for special caution on the web and inform law enforcement agencies about each case of any case.
Poczta Polska in particular warns against the three most popular forms of attack on customers. The first is a situation in which cybercriminals, impersonating Polish Post, send false SMSs to stop the shipment for disinfection. The message provides a link that redirects to a false website created for the purposes of crime, allegedly tracking the parcel together with false information about the suspension of the parcel. In order for the parcel to reach the recipient, the attack victim is encouraged to pay. After clicking on the Pay button, the system redirects to the forged page of the intermediary in payments, and then - after selecting the bank - the customer is directed to the false side of the apparently his bank. The attack is so well prepared that the customer is convinced that he logs in to the website of his bank, but this page is also false (the link in the address is different from the bank's address - it is worth checking the typos in the address). The customer defines the person to whom the amount is to be transferred - approves the transfer with the code he received by SMS (the code is visible to the thief, because the page is falsified and each operation performed on the page is monitored in real time). In the received text, the amount that the customer was to pay is not equivalent to the amount in the received text (PLN 1.00), it can really be even several hundred times higher.
At the same time, Poczta Polska reminds that the parcels he supports are safe and there is no need to disinfect them.
Another form of fraud based on impersonating Polish Post Office are false emails, which may contain malware or redirect to the false side. In such a situation, you should ignore the message, do not click on attachments and links and notify the relevant organs.
The company also warns against cyber criminals who try to steal the data or money of customers impersonating the post office and encouraging to participate in false competitions, in which the reward may be, for example, a mobile phone. Also in such situations you should not respond to suspicious messages, ignore attachments and links, as they may contain harmful software.