During this public health emergency, don’t neglect your digital hygiene. Cyber criminals are latching on to COVID-19 to send emails with malicious attachments or links to fraudulent websites to trick victims into revealing sensitive information or donating to fraudulent charities or causes. Be vigilant and exercise caution handling any email with a COVID-19-related subject line, attachment, or hyperlink, and be wary of social media pleas, texts, or calls related to COVID-19.
Coronavirus Scam Alerts
- FTC: COVID-19 contact tracing text message scams
- ABC News Nightline: Americans report $12 million in COVID-19-related fraud losses: Officials
- FCC launches consumer information hub for COVID-19 scams
- CISA Advisory: COVID-19 exploited by malicious cyber actors
- WRAL Tech Wire: ‘Think before you click’ – Here’s how to avoid cyberscams
- FBI Sees Rise In Fraud Schemes Related To The Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic
- CISA: Defending Against COVID-19 Cyber Scams
- DOJ: COVID-19 FRAUD
- Coronavirus Scams: What The FTC Is Doing
- Axios: Agencies take aim at coronavirus scam robocalls
- Forbes: COVID-19 ‘Vaccine’ Seller First To Be Busted In Crackdown On Vile Coronavirus Scams
- Norton: Coronavirus Phishing Emails: How To Protect Against COVID-19 Scams
- The Guardian: Coronavirus Scammers Targeting Vulnerable Older People, Say Police
- CNN: Scammers Use Robocalls To Falsely Offer Free Coronavirus Test Kits And Low-Priced Health Insurance
- WIRED: Coronavirus Sets the Stage for Hacking Mayhem
- The Washington Post: 'That can actually kill somebody’: Scam robocalls are pitching fake coronavirus tests to vulnerable Americans
- CNBC: Coronavirus $1,000 relief check plan not even final yet and experts say fraudsters are already looking to cash in
- The Verge: Scammers are trying to trick people into reserving a COVID-19 vaccine over the phone
- The Independent: Coronavirus: Scam robocallers offer fake virus tests to vulnerable Americans
- The Guardian: US authorities battle surge in coronavirus scams, from phishing to fake treatments
- ATT Cyber Aware: Coronavirus Scam
- Recorded Future: Capitalizing on Coronavirus Panic, Threat Actors Target Victims Worldwide
- NBC News: Coronavirus scammers are seeking to profit off the deadly virus
- Forbes: Coronavirus Scam Alert: Watch Out For These Risky COVID-19 Websites And Emails
- Digital Shadows_: How cybercriminals are taking advantage of COVID-19: Scams, fraud, and misinformation