The police in Eschwege came into possession of around 550 data sets from people in the Werra-Meißner district, which were apparently made available for abusive purposes by unknown perpetrators on the so-called “Darknet”.
These data sets, which consist, among other things, of real names, addresses, dates of birth and bank details with IBAN numbers (but without passwords), were determined by a private person who was themselves damaged by an internet fraud and who personally posted them on the internet or via the “Darknet” researched it.
It is not yet fully known whether and to what extent the data records available to the police have already been misused.
With regard to the further procedure, the police announced that all the data is currently being viewed and processed accordingly. Due to data protection regulations, we hereby expressly ask you to initially refrain from making purely informational telephone inquiries to the respective bank or the police.
For your part, pay attention to suspicious account transactions and be sensitive when dealing with the publication of your personal data. Affected people and bank customers will be contacted in writing by the police or their bank in the next few days and will receive further information and instructions on how to behave.
The most important tips to protect yourself from fraud on the internet:
- – Check your online accounts regularly.
- – Check your bank account regularly and report any suspicious activity to your bank.
- – Make online payments only on secure websites (check the URL bar for the padlock and https) and use secure connections (choose a mobile network rather than public WiFi).
- – Your bank will never ask you by phone or email for sensitive information, such as: B. the access data for your online account.
- – If an offer sounds too good to be true, it is almost always a scam.
- – Maintain the privacy and security of your personal information.
- – Be careful about how much personal information you share on social media sites.
- – Scammers can use your information and images to create a false identity or make you the target of a scam.
- – Contact your bank immediately if you are concerned that you have given your account details to a fraudster.
- – Report any suspicion of attempted fraud to the police, even if you were not a victim of the fraud.
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