Working-From-Home? Beware of these cyber-attacks!
The Coronavirus led to an exponential change in the way we work and made working-from-home the new ‘normal’. Along with the pandemic, a new threat has crystallized globally: cyberattacks. Remote working has led to the sharing of documents and other confidential data on the internet. This has opened up an archway to different kinds of data theft. Hackers have taken advantage of the current situation and are exploiting vulnerabilities in the work-from-home culture. Scams, phishing websites, spam messages, and maps loaded with malware linked to the Coronavirus have been reported all over the world. A current example is the spread of phishing emails. A lot of cybercriminals pretend to be a reliable source of information about the latest news regarding COVID-19 and send users links that lead to malicious websites. Such emails give attackers unauthorized access to data and our devices. The circumstances will remain unaltered for a long time and this raises grave concern about cybe...