SPF urged members of the public to use strong and unique passwords for each online account and enable multi-factor authentication or two-factor authentication.
Where possible, users should use an authenticator application rather than SMS-based verification, which is more susceptible to interception, said the police.
Users should also regularly check their email security settings, looking out for unauthorised inbox rules, email forwarding settings and suspicious login activity.
They should pay attention to notifications from service providers about data breaches and change their passwords immediately if their credentials have been exposed, while ensuring that multi-factor authentication or two-factor authentication is enabled.
Those with cryptocurrency accounts should regularly review their transaction history and enable account activity notifications where available.
Anyone who suspects that their email or cryptocurrency account has been compromised should contact their email service provider and cryptocurrency exchange immediately to secure or freeze the accounts, where possible.
They should also change the passwords for the affected emails, cryptocurrency accounts and any other online accounts where the same password was used.
Anyone with information relating to such crimes can call the police hotline at 1800 255 0000 or submit information online through the police’s i-witness platform.
Those unsure if something is a scam can call the 24/7 ScamShield Helpline at 1799 or download the ScamShield app to check, detect and block scams.
