Direct answer
When is a fake platform confirmed? Confirmation can come from official warnings, trusted high-confidence sources, analyst decision or strong evidence with corroboration.
The pattern
Fraudsters use cloned firm names, fake dashboards, sponsored visibility, messaging handles, phone support and payment instructions to create the illusion of legitimacy.
Belgian relevance
FSMA warnings, regulated-entity baselines, public search/ad discovery, brand lookalikes, phone routes and payment artifacts can be fused to identify review candidates and confirmed warnings.
What to track
Domains, URLs, phone numbers, WhatsApp or Telegram routes, IBANs, wallets, ad traces, screenshots, company-name similarity and official-baseline suppression.
How PhishNet uses this
Inside PhishNet this topic is treated as operational graph context: observations are linked to sources, evidence, Belgian relevance, confirmation state, liveness, campaigns and exports. Public pages explain the method; authenticated users can pivot into the full platform workflow when a signal needs investigation or handoff.
Selected sources and research
These pages combine PhishNet platform knowledge with public research, official Belgian sources and open OSINT documentation.
Common questions
When is a fake platform confirmed?
Confirmation can come from official warnings, trusted high-confidence sources, analyst decision or strong evidence with corroboration.
Why include official baselines?
Baselines help distinguish regulated or legitimate firms from cloned or suspicious impersonation.