The NCSC is currently receiving reports from hotels that supposed guests are trying to get hotel employees to open a link in an email and thereby download and execute malware. This allows the attackers to gain access to various hotel accounts and carry out further fraud attempts.

Fraudulent emails posing as the police are currently circulating. The senders impersonate various police authorities as well as individuals. Please do not reply to these emails! Report them to the NCSC.

In recent weeks, the NCSC has received reports of blackmail messages sent to web administrators. These are fake extortion messages that are similar in style to the well-known fake

Call centres are currently making calls using fake numbers that are actually assigned to private individuals. The number owners are now receiving callbacks from other private individuals, who were notified of missed calls. There can be dozens of such calls. Unfortunately, little can be done about this. Based on experience, the waves subside again after a short time.