Today the world is focusing on the health and economic repercussions of the COVID-19 outbreak. People are spending an increased amount of time working online due to social distancing. Meanwhile, cybercriminals are taking advantage of the rampant fear and uncertainty people are experiencing.
Many of the cybercriminals who are currently preying on people are after personal data such as credit card information; however, they also pose a severe threat to businesses that have sent their employees home to work remotely. These crooks have capitalized on the significant number of people working from home by deploying ransomware attacks to exploit vulnerabilities in organizational security systems. They are also utilizing social engineering campaigns to gain access to companies’ confidential data.