By Dave McKay | July 11, 2020
Cybercriminals Are Opportunistic, Heartless, And Nimble
They can re-skin existing cyberthreats in not time at all. They’ll take any newsworthy event and re-decorate their old scams with the topic of the moment.
Cybercriminals Love Major News Stories
Any news item that is going to top the search rankings or have official emails sent out about, is a perfect cover story for refreshed cyberattacks. The cybercriminals quickly change the look and feel of their existing threats and send them out once again.
It should come as no surprise then, that cybercriminals worldwide are exploiting the COVID-19 pandemic as a means to perpetrate cyberattacks. So far we’ve seen:
- Phishing campaigns
- Malicious apps
- Attacks targeting home working
- Misleading domains and fake websites being registered
Read the full article to find out how to defend yourself.
Source: ITEnterpriser