There is news about a knife attack on Facebook. It’s fake. Don’t click or retweet

Although Facebook from time to time introduces new safeguards related to posting and sharing links from external sources on the platform, fraudsters still manage to bypass them.

Cybercriminals are trying to take advantage of our naivety and the trust we (completely unnecessarily) still have in social media platforms. From time to time, posts with sensational headlines and photos circulate on Facebook, encouraging us to click on the link.

Officers from the Pomeranian Police warn against one of such false information.

ATTENTION: There is false information circulating on the Internet and on Facebook about the search for a knifeman who allegedly stabbed a 19-year-old woman. It is most likely a virus, such an event has not occurred. Please do not share the post or click on the link. We wish you a nice and peaceful day

– we read in an entry posted on the X website.

Contrary to what the police say, the link in the message probably does not contain a virus – it is rather a classic phishing attempt, i.e. information extortion. By clicking on such a link, we are taken to a fake Facebook login page, e.g. to verify our age. The data we enter here will go directly into the hands of cybercriminals.

Chopin Airport warned today about a very similar attempt to extort data via a message posted on Facebook. This time, fraudsters – impersonating the Warsaw airport – allegedly offered to sell lost luggage. []

Phishing continues to take its toll. How not to be deceived?

Phishing is a method of fraud that involves impersonating a known person, company, organization or institution. The goal of fraudsters is to gain the trust of a potential victim and force him or her to provide, for example, personal data, account password or credit card number.

Phishing campaigns are usually massive. Fraudsters send identical e-mails or text messages to thousands of people, hoping that at least a small part of them is waiting for a parcel from an online store or using the bank they are trying to impersonate.

So how can you protect yourself against phishing? First of all, use the Internet wisely. Before clicking on any link received by e-mail or text message, it is better to make sure which website it actually leads to. A crafted website is usually embedded in a foreign domain or its address is different from the address of the original bank website or website.

But what if, through inadvertence, we have already fallen into the trap of phishing? You should contact your bank immediately and request a block on your account. If we react quickly, there is a good chance that we will anticipate the actions of criminals.