As more and more countries are starting to lift shelter-in-place restrictions that were originally put in place to control the spread of COVID-19, we all need to watch out!
As usual, bad actors are one step ahead. According to Knowbe4, they have put together a legitimate looking phishing email that appears to come from the VP of Operations in your company.
The email states that your organization has a plan for reopening, and it instructs you to click on a link to see this plan. Clicking the link opens what appears to be a login page for Office365, but it’s a scam!
Please don’t fill it out. If you enter your username and password on this page, you would actually send your sensitive credentials directly to the bad guys.
Here are some tips to protect yourself from this sneaky attack:
If you need assistance with your cybersecurity needs please contact DarkHound at [email protected].
–Samantha Keller
Source: Knowbe4,
https://www.willistonherald.com/news/coronavirus/scam-of-the-week-exploiting-the-coronavirus-re-opening-your-organization-the-bad-guys-have/article_33ed5032-8662-11ea-b5ad-af6de1bc2355.html
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