How low can they go? A spike in Coronavirus phishing. [Research Saturday]

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🗓️ 18 April 2020

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As much of the world grapples with the new coronavirus, COVID-19, and how to handle it, attackers are taking advantage of the widespread discussion of COVID-19 in emails and across the web. Joining us today is Fleming Shi, CTO of Barracuda discussing their report on these types of attacks, which are up 667-percent since the end of February. The research can be found here: Threat Spotlight: Coronavirus-Related Phishing To learn more about our Academic and Military discounts, visit The CyberWire and click on the Contact Us button in the Academic or Government & Military box. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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