The only thing that can make a pandemic worse is letting scammers and cybercriminals take advantage of you.
Quacks have been hawking fake cures since the dawn of time, and nobody wants to fall for the old snake oil trick. Still, it may be tempting to believe that big pharma is suppressing a vaccine or that secret herbal pills can lessen COVID-19’s effects. Unless the advice comes from a health care professional or the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention itself, ignore it.4. Tech support scams
Make sure the number you dial is the real number. Go to the company’s official web site and get the phone number from the Contact Us section. There are lots of phishing schemes out there, designed by hackers who want to access personal information and commandeer your network.Tap or click here to learn his four chilling lessons from a tech support hotline scam.With so many people communicating through Zoom and other video chats, we are now relying on our webcams more than ever.
That password is one compromised in a data breach. Don’t pay the hacker. Delete the email and if you’re still using the same password at different sites, change it now.6. Government-issued online coronavirus tests
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