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Look out for these 5 COVID-19 related phishing attempts - i3 Business Solutions

Written by Admin | Mar 23, 2020 3:13:29 PM

Recently, there has been an increased number of phishing emails related to COVID-19. To protect yourself and your organization, please follow the following guidelines from our i3 security team lead and CTO.


Please look out for:

  1. Attached files, especially .dll files and .bmp files (photos)
  2. Mobile apps offering COVID-19 tracking maps
  3. Website links offering COVID-19 information
  4. Online stores that sell shortage items
  5. Fraudulent emails that appear to be from the CDC, asking you to "urgently" open a file or click on a link

Cybercriminals are taking advantage of the current situation to catch people with their guard down. Please do not click on any links that claim to provide information on the virus. We recommend that you look to legitimate websites for information concerning COVID-19.

Some sites we recommend are the following: