Fake emails to employees
Home office workers are often the weakest link in the chain of defense. Companies should therefore make their employees aware that cyber criminals are sending fake emails (phishing emails) on behalf of the company. Employees should be lured into traps, as Kaspersky was able to observe. Corona has severely affected the economy in many countries, including Germany; many companies introduced short-time working, laid off employees or adjusted existing regulations on vacation, illness or parental leave. Cyber criminals around the world are taking advantage of this fact and are spreading phishing emails geared towards them, as current Kaspersky investigations of the second quarter show: The Kaspersky experts ...