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How to spot Covid-19 related phishing email scams

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NEW DELHI: Between March 1 and March 23, Barracuda Networks’ AI solution Barracuda Sentinel detected 467,825 spear phishing email attacks, worldwide.

Around 9,116 of them were related to Covid-19, accounting for 2% of the attacks. The total number of coronavirus-related email attacks in February was 1,188, a jump from 137 in January.

The global surge in Covid-19 cases has led to a mad scramble for information about the disease. Cybercriminals have been trying to take advantage of this spike in public interest by targeting individuals with emails giving out new information on the disease, deals on safety equipment and seeking donations.

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