Phishers impersonate WHO, exploit coronavirus-related anxiety - Help Net Security

Phishers impersonate WHO, exploit coronavirus-related anxiety - Help Net Security

Media outlets are reporting daily on the coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan and the emergency repatriation of foreign citizens that found themselves in the thick of it.


As cases of the virus infection keep popping up across the world – demonstrating just how small (i.e., well-connected) our planet is – so do fake news and videos about the situation on social media, as well as malware, phishing schemes and other scams in people’s inboxes.


The latest example of the latter are fake emails purportedly coming from the World Health Organisation (WHO), which is, ironically, engeaged in fighting an “infodemic” of fake coronavirs-themed news online.


Emails impersonating the WHO


The email, spotted by the Sophos Security Team, uses a tri ..

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