Phishing Attacks Soar 220% During COVID-19 Peak as Cybercriminal Opportunism Intensifies
Advertisement Attacker opportunism was in further evidence when F5 Labs examined certificate transparency logs (a record of all publicly trusted digital certificates). The number of certificates using the terms “covid” and “corona” peaked at 14,940 in March, which was a massive 1102% increase on the month before. “The risk of being phished is higher than ever and fraudsters are increasingly using digital certificates to make their sites appear genuine,” said David Warburton, Senior Threat Evangelist at F5 Labs. “Attackers are also quick to jump onto emotive trends and COVID-19 ...
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