Security News > 2021 > March > Phishers’ perfect targets: Employees getting back to the office

Phishers have been exploiting people's fear and curiosity regarding breakthroughs and general news related to the COVID-19 pandemic from the very start, and will continue to do it for as long it affects out private and working lives.

Cybercriminals continually exploit public interest in COVID-19 relief, vaccines, and variant news, spoofing the Centers for Disease Control, U.S. Internal Revenue Service, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, World Health Organization, and other agencies and businesses.

According to Inky researchers, employees who have slowly been returning to work in offices and other company premises can expect cyber crooks to impersonate their colleagues and their company's leadership.

New internal precautionary measures to "Support health and safety".

Information about changes in rules and new security roles within the company.

Phishers will try to create a sense of urgency, obligation, and even threaten employees with sanctions to get them to follow the links.

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