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    Beware of fraudulent emails impersonating the Swiss Biotech Association Verified listing

    • Tuesday, October 8, 2024 @ 12:00 am

    Don’t fall for fraudsters! Cyber criminals can reach you easily with today's communication means. We regularly detect fraudulent emails attempting to steal your passwords — both personal and for our systems — through phishing attacks. Smishing (SMS, text messages) or vishing (phone calls) are also a common way to retrieve information from you. With seemingly legitimate messages the criminals will ask you to share information, click on a link or open an attachment. Please report such mails to the Swiss National Cyber Security Centre, or if you are unsure about the legitimacy of any of such activities, please contact us directly. Also beware of scam emails from fake address brokers — we never share participant data and protect it with highly secure systems and processes.

    Fraudulent emails impersonating the Swiss Biotech Association are circulating regularly. These emails falsely claim to be from institutions or individuals affiliated with the association, including high-profile members or partners. In addition, there are many emails circulating from so-called 'address brokers' who claim to have contact lists from our conferences and events. These are scams, as we never share or publish any personal or professional data of our event participants and use highly secure systems and processes to manage our data.

    The style of cyber criminal emails

    Fraudsters spoof email addresses to resemble Swiss Biotech Association domains or use fake email accounts that seem legitimate. The emails commonly threaten recipients with legal action or other consequences, demanding a (often fast) response and sometimes attaching Word or PDF files.

    How the Swiss Biotech Association communicates

    As a rule, the Swiss Biotech Association always uses web and email addresses ending with "swissbiotech.org", and will never ask you for your login information or passwords to our platforms.
    We do not publish any participant data from our events, either personal or professional. Anyone offering attendee contact lists is running a scam and using fake information. Please don’t be misled, and never buy such addresses.

    How to protect yourself

    • Please always make sure, that the address of the website is “swissbiotech.org” when you are entering your login information or check the correct web address of our other digital platforms.
    • Always verify the sender’s email address carefully by right-clicking on the sender which reveals the true email address. All mail addresses from us end with "swissbiotech.org".
    • Do not reply to, open any attachments, and do not click on any links in an email if you are unsure about the sender.
    • Report fraudster emails to the Swiss National Cyber Security Centre.
    • Block and mark the sender of fraudster emails as spam to prevent further emails.
    • If in doubt, contact us by forwarding the original mail, pretending it came from us.

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