Bleeping Computer recently published an article titled “World Health Organisation Warns of Coronavirus Phishing Attacks”. More details below:
The World Health Organisation (WHO) warns of ongoing Coronavirus-themed phishing attacks that impersonate the organisation with the end goal of stealing information and delivering malware. “Criminals are disguising themselves as WHO to steal money or sensitive information,” the United Nations agency says in the Coronavirus scam alert. “WHO is aware of suspicious email messages attempting to take advantage of the 2019 novel coronavirus emergency.” The phishing messages are camouflaged to appear as being sent by WHO officials and ask the targets to share sensitive info like usernames and passwords, redirect them to a phishing landing page via malicious links embedded in the emails, or ask them to open malicious attachments containing malware payloads.
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@Paul Bischoff, Privacy Advocate, provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
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"The World Health Organization would never require an email verification...."
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"The World Health Organization would never require an email verification...."
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"Schemes like this are a big part of the reason why social engineering is responsible for 70% to 90% of a malicious data breaches. ..."
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@Roger Grimes, Data-driven Defence Evangelist , provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
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@Javvad Malik, Security Awareness Advocate, provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
"The Coronavirus is no exception, and we\'ve seen several variations of phishing emails under the guise of warnings...."
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@Javvad Malik, Security Awareness Advocate, provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
"The Coronavirus is no exception, and we\'ve seen several variations of phishing emails under the guise of warnings...."
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"The people that think they are safe are the most vulnerable. ..."
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"Hackers love to exploit fear and uncertainty, and crises are a big opportunity for them...."
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@Moshe Elias, Cyber Expert, provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
"During 2019, 67% of internal phishing campaigns run by our customers fooled employees and resulted in divulging sensitive data. ..."
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@Moshe Elias, Cyber Expert, provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
"During 2019, 67% of internal phishing campaigns run by our customers fooled employees and resulted in divulging sensitive data. ..."
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