In recent weeks, the number of cyber threats that use Covid-19 as a pretext has increased significantly. It is essential to remain vigilant and adopt good practices to prevent exposure to these threats.

This is why the Basque Cybersecurity Center (BCSC), the reference center for cybersecurity in the Basque region, has published a series of tips and good practices to deal with this situation. Specifically, it highlights the use of phishing, fraud in all its facets, and the increase in domain registrations during the corona crisis. Furthermore, it sheds light on a number of malicious programmes, that are using Covid-19 as a pretext for hacking.

Check out the full article here. To discuss this topic in the COVID-19 Forum, please follow this link.