240 million daily virus themed spams as 'bad actors' feed on people's fear
In the past week, some 18 million COVID-19 phishing emails were sent via Gmail to unsuspecting marks, according to Google.
"No matter the size of your business, IT teams are facing increased pressure to navigate the challenges of COVID-19," said Neil Kumaran, products manager for Gmail, and Sam Lugani, lead security PMM, G Suite and CP platform, today.
The pair said phishing is still the "most effective method" that scammers deploy to compromise accounts and grab data and resources from businesses. They added that "bad actors" have leapt upon the "uncertainty surrounding the pandemic".
Google said its malware scanner uses deep-learning tech to detect malware on 300 billion attachments each week, and 63 per cent of dodgy docs blocked by Gmail are different from day to day.
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