Threat actors commonly leverage catastrophic events to launch attacks. As such, it comes as no surprise that COVID-19 is being used to forward cybercrime. What’s more, is that COVID-19 being a global phenomenon has provided a vehicle for scammers to shine. As a result, this prompted the United States Secret Service to release a statement warning individuals against the scams (see below for official PDF link).
To help protect you, we have collected a list of top scams to watch out for: