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Microsoft Seizes Domains Used for COVID-19 Phishing Scam

Microsoft Seizes Domains used for COVID-19-themed phishing scam, court documents unsealed this week. The order was obtained after Microsoft brought a civil suit against two defendants associated with the malicious domains used in the campaign. Microsoft argued that defendants allegedly were attempting to harm the company and its customers. The scheme was centered on socially engineered phishing emails that contained references to the healthcare crisis and offered a possible financial bonus in order to induce the victim to click on a malicious link.”]

Source: https://www.cuinfosecurity.com/microsoft-seizes-domains-used-for-covid-19-phishing-scam-a-14576

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