cybercrooks use popular stories in the news to deceive people into giving up confidential information.
The dreaded disease Ebola that is spreading rapidly throughout West
Africa made landfall in the US recently, and since then many news
agencies have sensationalized the “outbreak” with constant coverage.
Panic has grown as politicians raise the public’s fears and medical
experts are confusing people with contradictory information. These
things all combine to create the perfect atmosphere for scammers.
It’s quite common for cybercrooks to use social engineering
techniques to fool people during a big news event, and we have seen an
increase in phishing attempts. The United States Computer Emergency
Readiness Team (US-CERT) issued an alert today to remind users to
protect against email scams and cyber campaigns using the Ebola virus disease as a theme. read more>>
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