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New customs charges for online orders outside the EU

· Published 29/06/2026 17:40

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Published
29/06/2026 17:40
Modified
Source / Author
AlienVault
Confidence
100/100
Report type(s)
threat-report
Labels / Tags
customs email eu fraud impersonating payment phishing postal services scam smishing taxes
Related entities
3 indicators, 3 observables, 2 techniques (mitre)

Description

With the introduction of charges/taxes on certain items posted from outside the , threat actors appear to be leveraging the situation to send fraudulent SMS and messages impersonating postal services in an attempt to harvest details and personal information. The campaign is already being observed targeting Irish users, and I'd like to highlight this activity publicly as part of a LinkedIn post around our Brand Protection, Threat Intelligence, and Domain Takedown capabilities.

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