Blog | G5 Cyber Security

Coronavirus Phishing Attacks Are Actively Targeting the US

Ongoing phishing campaigns use the recent coronavirus outbreak as bait in attacks targeting individuals from the United States and the United Kingdom. The phishers promise to provide a list of active infections in the surrounding area to trick their potential victims into clicking a link embedded in the message and leading to a credential phishing page. In a sample phishing email, the attackers try to pass their spam as an official alert message distributed via the CDC Health Alert Network. The attackers then urge the targets to download a malicious PDF designed to infect their computers with malware payload.

Source: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/coronavirus-phishing-attacks-are-actively-targeting-the-us/

Exit mobile version