The police have renewed their appeal for computer users to ignore email seeking their login details

In a statement, the police said people receiving these email messages are generally informed that they have been sent a document which has been uploaded to the internet. The users are then directed to click on a link in order to provide their credentials, in order to download the document. In some cases, e-mail messages were received from e-mail accounts belonging to person(s) known to the recipient whose account had been compromised.

Users who follow these steps would be providing details, that allows unauthorised third parties to access their accounts and information.

"The Malta Police Force wishes to reiterate its advice to internet users to question the veracity of messages they receive prior to following instructions in these messages and/or engaging in correspondence with the senders of suspicious messages. Users who suspect that they may have unknowingly provided their account credentials, should at least, change their password and check their account settings for any unauthorised activity."