Cybersecurity
U.S., U.K. Issue Alert on Growing Use of Covid-themed Hacks
- Phishing emails increase fourfold in March amid rising fears
- ‘COVID-19 Payment’ used as subject line to trick email users
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Coronavirus-themed phishing attacks have become so pervasive that the governments of the U.S. and U.K. issued a joint warning Wednesday about their growing use.
Advanced hacking groups seek to further “long-standing priorities” including espionage and “hack and leak” campaigns while criminals are “deploying a variety of ransomware and other malware,” the warning says.