Think Before You Click”: Protect Yourself from Digital Fraud

ZAGREB, 21 January 2026 - As digital threats become increasingly sophisticated, protecting users and ensuring online safety are key priorities. To help users recognise risks, a podcast on fraud prevention has been published as part of an initiative by BEREC. The podcast features Marina Ljubić Karanović, Senior Legal Expert at HAKOM and Co-Chair of BEREC’s End-User Working Group.

Fraud in electronic communications - including fraudulent text messages, malicious links and deceptive phone calls - poses a serious risk to citizens’ privacy and security. Attackers often use psychological manipulation, creating a sense of urgency to encourage users to act without thinking.

In the podcast, you can find out:

how to recognise the most common types of digital fraud
how to protect your personal data;
what to do if you become a victim of fraud.

As an independent regulator, HAKOM works with its counterparts in BEREC to raise awareness of network security. Stay informed, think critically and take steps to protect yourself.

The podcast is available at the following link.

For additional information please contact:

Croatian Regulatory Authority for Network Industries (HAKOM)

Roberta Frangeša-Mihanovića 9 Street
10110 Zagreb, Croatia
Tel. + 385 (0) 1 700 70 07
Fax + 385 (0)1 700 70 70

Media inquiries can be submitted online using HAKOM’s official website: www.hakom.hr

About Hakom

HAKOM - Croatian Regulatory Authority for Network Industries – ensures preconditions for a fair market competition, stable growth and environment for innovations in the electronic communications and postal services market. HAKOM protects users’ interests and the possibility of choice among various communications and postal services at affordable prices, defines sustainable competitive conditions for operators and service providers under fair conditions for return on investment, and provides support to economic growth, public services and the quality of life in the Republic of Croatia by using modern technologies. HAKOM’ strategic goals are: to promote regulation of the electronic communications and postal services market, to support growth of investments and innovations in the electronic communications and postal services market, to provide efficient use of limited resources, to accelerate the growth of broadband products and services, to provide affordable offers of communications and postal services, to provide protection and informing of users, to build an efficient and comprehensive information system, to define and implement efficient processes, and to acquire multi-disciplinary expertise in market regulation.