Gardaí are warning the public about phishing emails in relation to General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) notices. GDPR will be introduced on May 25 and will see online customers being asked by service providers to update personal user agreements so that their services such as email updates or record maintenance can be continued. Cybercriminals are exploiting this and sending fake GDPR notices to customers asking them to confirm login or personal information via online links so that they can continue to use the service being provided. According to gardaí, recent enquiries have already identified a string involving the sending of fake notices which allege to be from Airbnb asking customers to update details in order to continue their agreement. All incidents of phishing or theft of personal information should be reported to your Local Garda Station with a copy of the original email you received.

Source: Evening echo May 23, 2018 10:41 UTC