Scammers are targeting UK drivers with a fake DVLA vehicle tax renewal phishing campaign designed to steal personal and financial details. The attack uses urgent SMS or email messages to drive victims to a convincing, counterfeit GOV.UK site that demands payment and sensitive security information to avoid bogus fines. To stay safe, ignore unexpected notifications, …
Category Archives: Government phishing
Portuguese government phishing page discovered
A May 2025 phishing campaign targeting Portuguese government and financial sectors uses the “ClickFix” method to trick users into executing malicious PowerShell commands. Posing as official tax authority (AT) alerts via WeTransfer, this attack distributes Lampion malware designed to steal data. To avoid this scam, verify that official communications use the gov.pt domain and manually …
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Fake French Police page revealed
French National Police (ANTAI) “Unpaid Fine” PhishingTarget: Residents and Visitors in FranceThreat Level: Critical (Real-time Credit Card Skimming & Identity Theft)Phishing Method DescriptionThis attack impersonates the ANTAI (Agence Nationale de Traitement Automatisé des Infractions), the official agency for traffic and parking fines in France. Victims receive a “Smishing” (SMS) or Phishing Email claiming they have …
South African Social Security Agency phishing page detected
SASSA Phishing – Fake Verification Page Stealing Personal Information This phishing campaign impersonates SASSA (South African Social Security Agency) , which manages social grants (including the COVID-19 Social Relief of Distress grant) for millions of South Africans. The page is designed to steal recipients’ personal information—specifically their ID Number and Phone Number—which can be used …
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Fake police document detected
Threat Analysis: Fake Gendarmerie Nationale “Pedophilia Investigation” Sextortion Scam This campaign impersonates the French National Gendarmerie (Gendarmerie nationale) and falsely claims the victim is under judicial investigation for serious offenses (pedophilia, cyber-pornography, etc.). The goal is to extort money, personal information, or both by creating extreme fear of arrest, imprisonment, and public exposure. How it …
The Indiana Department of Workforce Development phishing page detected
Threat Analysis: Indiana DWD Unemployment Benefits Phishing – Fake Uplink CSS Login Page This phishing campaign impersonates the Indiana Department of Workforce Development (DWD) and its unemployment insurance portal (Uplink CSS). The page is designed to steal claimants’ login credentials—specifically the email address and password used to access unemployment benefits. Scammers target unemployment systems because …
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Massachusetts Unemployment Insurance phishing page detected
Threat Analysis: Massachusetts Unemployment Insurance Phishing – SSN & Account Takeover Scam This phishing campaign impersonates the Massachusetts Unemployment Insurance (UI) Online Application portal, used by the state’s Department of Unemployment Assistance (DUA). The scam targets unemployment claimants, aiming to steal their Social Security Number (SSN), password, and email verification code—the credentials needed to access …
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A fake page of the German government revealed
Fake phishing sites mimicking German government portals, such as the Bayerisches Staatsministerium für Wirtschaft, use COVID-19 subsidy themes to steal personal, tax, and banking information. Key security measures include verifying official .de or .bund.de domains, ignoring urgent demands for information, and avoiding clicking links in emails, utilizing direct, official navigation instead. 🛡️ Cybersecurity Measures: How …
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Preparation to carding with phishing page of income tax credits refund in France detected
These two screenshots show a phishing campaign impersonating the French tax authorities (impôts), offering a fake tax refund (€227.06) to trick victims into providing personal information and full credit card details. Threat Analysis: French Tax Refund Phishing – Personal & Card Data Harvesting How the scam works: Step 1 – Fake Refund Notification (First Screenshot)The …