$4,000 COVID-19 'Relief Checks' Cloak Dridex Malware
The American Rescue Act is the latest zeitgeisty lure being circulated in an email campaign. Cybercriminals have wasted no time in hopping on the American Rescue Plan – the COVID-19 relief legislation just signed into law – as a lure for email-based scams. According to researchers at Cofense, a campaign began circulating in March that capitalized on Americans’ interest in the forthcoming $1,400 relief payments and other aid. The emails impersonate the IRS, using the agency’s official logo and a spoofed sender domain of IRS[.]gov – and claim to offer an application for financial assi...
Source: threatpost.com