• Home
  • About
  • Services
  • Cyber Security
  • Software & Hardware
  • Cloud Computing
  • Blog
  • 📞 832-295-1411
832-295-1411 info@executiveithelp.com | Client Logins
facebook
linkedin
twitter
google_plus
  • Home
  • About
  • Services
  • Cyber Security
  • Software & Hardware
  • Cloud Computing
  • Blog
  • 📞 832-295-1411

Technology

SCAM OF THE WEEK: How Cybercriminals Are Using Monkeypox to Their Advantage

21 Jun 2022
0 Comment
David McDowell

KnowBe4 logo.
Scam of the Week banner.

SCAM OF THE WEEK:

How Cybercriminals Are Using Monkeypox to Their Advantage

During the COVID-19 pandemic, cybercriminals used health concerns as easy and effective phishing bait. Now, they’re using the recent monkeypox outbreak to continue to prey on your emotions and steal your personal information.

In one such attack, employees received an email with the subject line, “Attention all [Company] Employees – Please Read and Comply.” The email includes information about the recent monkeypox outbreak and cites authorities such as the Centers for Disease Control and World Health Organization. The email also provides a link for “mandatory” monkeypox safety awareness training which requires users to log in.

Unfortunately, if you were to click the link and log in, you would not be met with helpful information about how to stay safe from monkeypox. Instead, you would provide cybercriminals with the entry point they need to steal sensitive information from your organization.

To prevent yourself and your organization from falling victim to similar scams, follow the tips below:

  • Be wary of emails with alarming or urgent titles, especially emails that ask you to perform an action such as clicking a link or opening an attachment.
  • Verify any unexpected or suspicious “mandatory” training with a trusted source, such as your organization’s learning team or your manager.
  • Before you click on a link, hover your mouse over it. Make sure that the link leads to a legitimate, safe website that corresponds with the content in the email.
Stop, Look, and Think. Don’t be fooled.
Executive IT Help Security Team
Office: 832-295-1411

Stop, Look, and Think. Don’t be fooled.

About the Author

Social Share

  • google-share

Request Information

    Categories

    • Blog
    • Services
    • Uncategorized

    Quick Menu:

    • Home
    • About
    • Managed Services
    • Cyber Security
    • Software and Hardware
    • Cloud Computing
    • Blog
    • Contact

    Recent Posts

    • 62 Texas, United States Based Business Information Systems Companies | The Most Innovative Business Information Systems Companies
    • SCAM OF THE WEEK: Using QuickBooks to Make a Quick Buck
    • SCAM OF THE WEEK: Malicious Multi-Vector Attacks
    • SCAM OF THE WEEK: What’s Up with WhatsApp Scams?
    • SCAM OF THE WEEK: Prime Time for Amazon Prime Day Scams

    Our Location:

    Executive IT Help, Inc.
    1414 South Loop W, Suite 110
    Houston, TX 77054
    832-295-1411

    Managed It Services · Security · Software and Hardware · Cloud Services · Data Backup · Disaster Recovery
    Serving Houston, Pasadena, Galveston, Sugar Land, Texas City, and surrounding areas
    © Executive IT Help, Inc.

    Executive IT Help Consultation

    Name(Required)
    Company(Required)