Cybercriminals are now using COVID-19 as a scam tactic

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Online scammers posing as World Health Organization officials are capitalizing on the novel coronavirus outbreak to target individuals and organizations with phishing scams.

Ask you to visit a link outside ofThe WHO notes that these types of scams are likely to continue as the new virus spreads around the globe. As of Monday, more than 88,000 cases of COVID-19 had been confirmed worldwide, though the WHO stopped short of calling the outbreak a pandemic.

Often times these messages will try to trick you into providing account information, passwords, or even credit card information by using common phrases like “Verify your account,” or asking you to log in to view more information .

 

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