05-01-2020 , 04:24 PM
Quote: Cybercriminals have moved at lightning speed to exploit the mass movement to home working. Many Covid-19 themed phishing emails were launched in late January and today this has turned into a blizzard with little sign of abating.
The emails deliver malware, either via attachments such as PDF and Word documents that contain malicious code, or by including links that take recipients through to malicious web pages which typically either attempt to capture users’ personal details.
Scammers are ever creative and reflecting the zeitgeist the most common offer discounts on face masks and/or hand sanitizer, Covid-19 cures, information about infection rates, and so on.
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