As with other events that attract societal attention –
whether it be an international sporting event like the Olympics or
a natural disaster like the Australian bush fires - criminals often
utilize the events to exploit consumers' fears and, in turn,
compromise the cybersecurity of businesses nationwide. With the
advent of the Coronavirus, criminals have begun to take advantage
of what consumers expect to receive via email to conduct phishing
attacks. Criminals are also expected to take advantage of millions
of vulnerable remote connections from employee home networks to
their corporate networks.
According to Proofpoint Inc., a cybersecurity firm, the use of
sophisticated Coronavirus-related "phishing" strategies
has been on the rise since January, with new malicious email
campaigns surfacing each day. These emails, which appear to come
from legitimate organizations, contain content such as advice on
combatting the Coronavirus, phony invoices for purchases of
