The 2020s will be remembered as the decade that began with a global pandemic. The entire world has been affected, and significant global resources have been redirected to fight the pandemic. Some opportunistic cybercriminals have taken advantage of the pandemic environment to breach both consumer and organizations’ data. These cybercriminals are using COVID-19-themed emails as an opportunity to unleash ransomware attacks on organizations and consumers. Ransomware is a type of malware that typically threatens to publish the victim’s data or prevent the victim from accessing the data unless a ransom is paid.
According to a recent KPMG blog, current ransomware related email lures include: