Hackers now preying on coronavirus fears

The coronavirus outbreak has taken the world by storm.  As most of us sit at home under what is becoming an increasingly mandatory order to comply with social distancing, we rely more than ever on our phones tablets and P.C.s to entertain us as we pass the time.  As governments around the world scramble to find the answers on how to slow the spread and eventually defeat a virus that we are still in the process of figuring out, another danger associated with this outbreak is threatening to spread even faster than the virus itself. Recently, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)'s Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has warned Americans that in relation to the panic associated with the coronavirus, hackers may begin 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." That advice seems to be right on...(Read Full Post)
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