Email Fraud during the Pandemic- How to protect your emails
The pandemic has raised a surprising fear and extreme media coverage on the outbreak of the coronavirus. This has caused a boom in phishing assaults that leverage the general public worry of this deadly virus. Email spammers and hackers had been exploiting emailers by sending covid themed emails and news impersonating verified sources like WHO, CDC.
Email users tend to open such emails to gain contemporary news concerning the virus and become vulnerable to such attacks via ransom virus. Some emails can also have attachments showcasing a few present day statistical facts tand make you download any malicious software program to your device.
This malware will allow the hackers to get hold of your sensitive information like NAme and contact details, along with your financial records that can cause identity theft and other kinds of cyber attacks. A few emails would possibly declare to be from medical experts with click bait titles like “preventive measures that can save you” or “Click here to download the latest Covid 19 safety measures”.
Tips for Recognizing and Avoiding Email Fraud
Check the email address and link urls
Beware of any covid themed emails asking for your personal information like contact details, ssn and more
Checkout for any grammatical and spelling errors in the email
Avoid emails that would ask you to take actions immediately by creating a sense of urgency. Such click bait links usually end up downloading malicious viruses.
Additionally, we recommend you to opt for a secure email server like Xeams, that can provide protection from junk and spam emails. Xeams also provides end to end encryption. It is a powerful email server for Windows, Linux, Solaris, MacOSX and other flavors of UNIX, and supports SMTP, POP3, and IMAP. To know more about email spoofing read our full blog on The dangers of coronavirus on your business.











