Impact of COVID-19 on Cybersecurity – Phishing Attacks have Increased Worldwide
What is phishing? Phishing is one of the most common and easiest cybercrimes. One of the greatest advantages of phishing is that the end result of a successful phishing attack is that the attacker obtains all personal information - enough to access all of the target's personal and business accounts. The most well-known phishing attack is carried out via emails or social media with suspicious offers that can easily trick people into accepting the offers or handing over passwords or OTPs. The end result is usually a financial loss. Other problems arise when we are encouraged to download some files or documents which may actually contain virus or malware. The rise of ransomware and cybercrime The ongoing period of the Covid-19 pandemic has served as a basis for the rise in cybercrime and ransomware. Protecting yourself, your loved ones and also your organizations from such a threat is an additional challenge for us nowadays. We are easily swayed by Covid-19 theme bait set u...