Exploiting a pandemic
Depressingly, it appears that just as the coronavirus pandemic is unprecedented in modern times, so is the extent to which it is being exploited by criminals. "The cumulative volume of coronavirus-related email lures now represents the greatest collection of attack types united by a single theme that our team has seen in years, if not ever," Proofpoint said. Every conceivable type of attack has been seen, including phishing for credentials, malicious attachments, malicious links, business email compromise, fake landing pages, downloaders, spam, and malicious software. Scammers have even phoned people up to try to convince them to pay to reserve a COVID-19 vaccine. It's crucial to discuss this crimewave with the people in your home and organisation. Older people are likely to be particularly vulnerable as, understandably, they are concerned about the impact of the coronavirus on them.