Checklist 185: Real Looking Scams and Fake Looking Help
This week on the Checklist, we cover:
Deeper analysis of Covid-19 scam domainsBank whose letters set off alarm bellsPossible GDPR problem for Germany’s Apple Stores
Coronavirus scam sites: a taxonomy
For the past couple of months, we’ve covered stories related to Covid-19 scams and security threats. One thing we noted early on was a surge in domain name registration for new websites related to the pandemic. While many of these were completely legitimate, initial research indicated that an unusual number of these new domains were malicious.
In an effort to better understand the threat …
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