23.07.2024 - Public WiFi networks at hotels, cafes and airports are a convenient and often free way to access the internet while avoiding roaming charges. Unfortunately, they are also a popular target for cybercriminals looking to steal personal information such as credit card details. Recently, a person was arrested in Australia for setting up fraudulent networks on planes and in airports.
19.07.2024 - The NCSC is aware of system failures worldwide and has received corresponding reports from various companies and critical infrastructures in Switzerland. It is a faulty update or misconfiguration by the company CrowdStrike that is causing these system failures. NCSC is in contact with the affected companies. There are currently no known outages in the Federal Administration.
16.07.2024 - Holidaymakers like to spend the best and most relaxing days of the year in different ways: some want to explore foreign cities, others want to sunbathe on an idyllic beach or go on walks or bike rides in the countryside. These days many of these holiday activities can be booked online. Cybercriminals know this too: they use phishing scams to impersonate travel companies in order to obtain login details or credit card information. Scammers also create fake hotel websites. In one recent case, they even hijacked a hotel's Booking.com account.
11.07.2024 - At the end of June 2024, cybercriminals spread the malware "Poseidon Stealer" in German-speaking Switzerland by email, using AGOV as a lure with the aim of infecting computers with the macOS operating system. The NCSC has now produced and published a brief technical analysis of the malware.
10.07.2024 - Florian Schütz, Director of the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and Chairman of the Working Party on Digital Security (WPDS) of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), will take part in the Global Forum on Digital Security for Prosperity, which is being held in Seoul from 10 to 11 July 2024. His schedule includes chairing a panel dealing with the topic of regulation in digital security. The aim of the event is to conduct a joint dialogue, exchange experiences and work on the development of public strategies in the field of digital security.
09.07.2024 - The NCSC has recently received several reports of attempted scams targeting artists and art organisations. One of the scams involves purported donations from a charitable foundation, while the other involves a fake overseas purchase.
02.07.2024 - Phishers pretending to be from the Federal Tax Administration, menacing emails claiming to be from the Federal Office of Justice and Police and the NCSC, and a barrage of emails last week containing malware hiding behind a fake 'AGOV' government login: scammers and attackers use the names of authorities to put pressure on or gain the trust of the public.
28.06.2024 - On the evening of 27 June 2024, cyber criminals launched a major 'malspam' campaign against citizens in German-speaking Switzerland. An attempt is being made to infect computers using the macOS operating system with malware called 'Poseidon Stealer' via an email purporting to be from AGOV.
25.06.2024 - The European Football Championship is in full swing and the Olympic Games in Paris are just around the corner. But it's not just the fans who look forward to such major events: scammers also see an opportunity to benefit from these events and defraud fans. Last week, the NCSC received a number of reports from people who paid for tickets they never received. Particularly at major events such as the Olympic Games and international football tournaments, it is important to be cautious when buying tickets and to observe basic cybersecurity rules.
20.06.2024 - Even before the Summit on Peace in Ukraine got under way, cyberattacks on the conference and network infrastructure in Switzerland were expected. A number of cyberattacks were then confirmed, but they were all detected early and quickly averted. In order to jointly counter the expected cyberattacks, Switzerland set up a Cyber Situation Network coordinated by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC). Today, the NCSC published an initial review of the work of the Cyber Situation Network.
