CISA and UK cyber authority issue detailed alert on COVID-19 cyber attacks, mitigation tactics

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has combined forces with the United Kingdom’s National Cyber Security Centre to release a warning about “exploitation” tactics used by cyber-criminal and advanced persistent threat actors that focus on the COVID-19 global pandemic.

Different types of phishing and malware distribution are two of the threats both agencies have observed. The alert provides details on how cyber attacks are exploiting new teleworking infrastructure as government agencies and companies mandate remote work for their employees, and...