In February, cybersecurity company Proofpoint noted Coronavirus-themed email attacks tried to play on concerns about disruptions to global shipping.

Espionage groups associated with China, North Korea and Russia have been seen sending out spear phishing emails trying to find routes onto business networks.Įntire industries are being targeted. It’s not just opportunistic scammers who’re making the most out of coronavirus. FireEye Government spies are taking advantage of coronavirus

Often such scams will ask you to click on a link or attachment so that you can get more information about protecting yourself from coronavirus.Īgain, if you see anything that looks like they following, it’s wise to close and delete the email, and not click on links or attachments.Ī 'lure' document that FireEye believes a Chinese group of hackers used to try to infect targets in. Phishing email examplesĬybersecurity company FireEye provided Forbes with a handful of example spam emails. “It is advisable to treat all emails regarding the COVID-19 outbreak with caution,” wrote Recorded Future. Researchers have already found one malware that was spread via the legitimate-looking email address And, as previously reported, there is at least one malicious coronavirus map that secretly installs malware that can steal information from victim PCs. There are, for instance, domains registered that appear to come from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), when in fact they’re from dangerous spammers. A significant number of additional coronavirus-related domains have been registered in recent days, and whilst they hadn’t yet been linked to criminal activity, they may do in the coming weeks, said Kaye.

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