Police officers from the Central Bureau for Combating Cybercrime are warning of another campaign in which scammers impersonate the CBZC and send emails intended to obtain our confidential data. The officers state: – The message contains information about an alleged cyberattack on citizens and the detection of illegal software by the CBZC. The proposed solution is to install a virus-detection program. The Central Bureau for Combating Cybercrime informs that it is not the author of these messages.
The Bureau adds:
Cybercriminals are devising ever-new ways to obtain our confidential data and use it without authorization. (…) The email contains a malicious link and instructions whose execution may result in the loss of our confidential data.
It also adds: – We appeal to you not to click on links sent from unknown or untrusted sources. In this case, the criminals used an email address ending in “@cbzc.policja.gov.pl”, just like the CBZC’s genuine email address.
The Wrocław KAS is also warning about fake emails:
Fake messages are being sent by email, with the sender informing recipients about a tax refund. The Ministry of Finance and KAS do not send this type of email to taxpayers’ addresses.
It explains:
The Ministry of Finance is receiving reports of emails in which the sender asks recipients to scan an attached QR code in order to receive a tax refund.
These messages are fake and were not sent from the servers of the Ministry of Finance or KAS.
Opening links or attachments, scanning QR codes included in such messages, and replying to the sender are dangerous, as they may result in the computer becoming infected with malicious software and our data being passed on to unauthorized persons.
Officials appeal for not opening links or attachments or scanning QR codes from emails sent by unknown senders, and for not replying to such messages.