CERT Polska is a team that responds to events that threaten cybersecurity. When something happens, CERT informs us about it. In order to be able to act effectively and quickly, specialists have some time ago launched a telephone number to which you can report abuses. This number has just been simplified.
You can report text message scams to this number
If you received a suspicious -a, do not click on the link. There’s a good chance it’s a scam. Instead, redirect it entirely to 8080. CERT has activated it to report such situations. The sender’s number must be included in the message with the link. You simply send such a message to 8080 and that’s it, you don’t have to do anything else. Therefore, it is worth writing down this number in your book so that you can easily use it at any time.
Previously, the number was 799448084. At that time, you could submit three applications per four hours, currently there is no information about such limits. Messages are free except for roaming, in which case the cost is consistent with the operator’s price list. Reports can also be made via the CERT website, where you will be informed not only about SMS messages, but also about malicious domains and malicious . You can find the instructions in the post below on X.
The post is from 2021, so there is an old reporting number there. The change occurred recently, because on November 9, CERT recommended reporting fraud to 799448084. It did so when the team boasted that they had already received PLN 350,000 from Poles. SMS messages reporting fraud, of which 145 thousand contained malicious links.
Source: Gazeta
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