Stay Sharp: Your Phishing and Smishing Survival Kit Body
Cybercriminals are getting smarter but so can you. The National Computer Incident Response Team of The Bahamas (CIRT‑BS) has launched the Phishing and Smishing Survival Kit to help you spot
CIRT‑BS Advisory: Beware of Fraudulent NIB Smart Card Renewal Text Scam
CIRT‑BS warns the public about fraudulent messages impersonating the National Insurance Board (NIB). These scams aim to deceive recipients into clicking unsafe links or sharing personal information under the guise
Smishing vs Phishing: Understanding the Dual Threat
Cyber‑criminals continue to evolve their tactics, targeting both mobile and desktop users. Smishing uses SMS or messaging apps to lure victims into clicking fraudulent links or sharing sensitive data. Phishing
Advisory: Fake Traffic Fine Payment Scam
The National Computer Incident Response Team of The Bahamas (CIRT-BS) is aware of fraudulent websites impersonating legitimate government services and attempting to collect fake traffic fine payments. These scams use
Bahamas Election Security Awareness 2026
Daily Election Checklist: Stay Informed. Stay Secure. Verifying information is everyone’s responsibility: Follow updates from official government channels and the Parliamentary Registration Department Rely on verified Bahamian news outlets for
Child Online Protection Webinar: A Conversation That Matters
On May 20, 2026, the National Computer Incident Response Team of The Bahamas (CIRT‑BS) will host the Child Online Protection Webinar, uniting international experts to explore how we can build
Stay Sharp: Your Phishing and Smishing Survival Kit Body
Cybercriminals are getting smarter but so can you. The National Computer Incident Response Team of The Bahamas (CIRT‑BS) has launched the Phishing and Smishing Survival Kit to help you spot fake messages before they trap you. Verify the URL: Official Bahamas government websites always end with .bs or .com. Spot the fakes: Beware of look‑alike domains such as .bs.com or .lbs — they’re designed to
CIRT‑BS Advisory: Beware of Fraudulent NIB Smart Card Renewal Text Scam
CIRT‑BS warns the public about fraudulent messages impersonating the National Insurance Board (NIB). These scams aim to deceive recipients into clicking unsafe links or sharing personal information under the guise of renewing their NIB Smart Card. The National Insurance Board has officially confirmed that it does not send renewal notifications via text message. Any message requesting Smart Card renewal through a link is fraudulent. How
Advisory: Fake Traffic Fine Payment Scam
The National Computer Incident Response Team of The Bahamas (CIRT-BS) is aware of fraudulent websites impersonating legitimate government services and attempting to collect fake traffic fine payments. These scams use social engineering tactics to create fear, urgency, and pressure individuals into submitting sensitive financial information online. To help protect yourself: ✔️ Verify traffic fines only through official government channels ✔️ Carefully inspect website addresses before
Actively Exploited SQL Injection in FortiClient EMS
ⓘ We are reaching out to let you know that a critical, actively exploited vulnerability has been identified in Fortinet’s FortiClient EMS platform. Attention constituent: A vulnerability has been discovered in Fortinet’s FortiClient EMS platform that allows a threat actor to run unauthorised commands on the server by sending a specially crafted web request. Active exploitation of this vulnerability has been confirmed by threat intelligence
CISCO AsyncOS Zero Day Vulnerability
ⓘ We are reaching out to let you know that there is a newly identified advanced persistent threat (APT) that has been exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in Cisco email security appliances that run AsyncOS. Attention constituent: There has been a newly identified APT, that has been exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in all Cisco email security appliances that have AsyncOS as their underlying operating system. AsyncOS
Threat Actors Hijacking Microsoft Teams Accounts
ⓘ We are reaching out to let you know there is a vulnerability in Microsoft Teams that allows threat actors to impersonate valid users. Attention constituent: A vulnerability in Microsoft Teams can allow both external & insider threat actors to spoof identities, manipulate messages and notifications, and forge caller names in calls. Teams is a trusted collaboration tool, these manipulations make social-engineering attacks (tricks that
New Advisory: Beware Fraudulent Hurricane Melissa Relief Websites
ⓘ We are reaching out to let you know that of fraudulent and malicious websites scamming victims via fake Hurricane Melissa relief donation charities/organisations. Attention constituent: We are issuing this advisory to warn the general public of The Bahamas that there is an increase of fake website domains that are soliciting donations for relief funds with reference to Hurricane Melissa and the impact that it
LockBit 5.0 Ransomware Threat Resurgence Alert
ⓘ We are reaching out to let you know that a new variant of the LockBit ransomware, known as LockBit 5.0, has recently emerged. Attention constituent: A new version of the LockBit ransomware, known as LockBit 5.0, has been observed following the disruption of the group’s operations earlier in 2024. The threat actors behind LockBit remain active and continue to refine their ransomware. The new version
Cisco IOS: SNMP Denial Of Service and Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
ⓘ We are reaching out to let you know that Cisco IOS is vulnerable and can be exploited via Remote Code Execution by attacker to gain unauthorized access to critical systems. Attention constituent: A vulnerability has been discovered in the SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) subsystem of Cisco IOS and IOS XE software. An attacker who has certain SNMP credentials can exploit this by sending
Cybersecurity New Year’s Resolutions
HAPPY NEW YEAR! The Computer Incident Response Team of The Bahamas (CIRT-BS) wishes you a happy, safe and secure 2023! We are pleased to share seven (7) New Year’s Resolutions that you can adopt to improve your cybersecurity.
- RFC 2350