« Executive Order on Securing the Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain | Main

03/06/2020

Defending Against COVID-19 Cyber Scams

Capture

03/06/2020 01:53 PM EST

Original release date: March 6, 2020

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) warns individuals to remain vigilant for scams related to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). Cyber actors may send emails with malicious attachments or links to fraudulent websites to trick victims into revealing sensitive information or donating to fraudulent charities or causes. Exercise caution in 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.

CISA encourages individuals to remain vigilant and take the following precautions.

Full article: https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/current-activity/2020/03/06/defending-against-covid-19-cyber-scams

Posted at 02:25 PM in COVID-19, Federal, State, Local Government, Homeland Security, Infrastructure protection, Local incidents |

Comments

Feed You can follow this conversation by subscribing to the comment feed for this post.

The comments to this entry are closed.