08-04-2021 18:26 via infosecurity-magazine.com

Stimulus Stimulates Unemployment Scams

Stimulus Stimulates Unemployment ScamsThe number of suspicious unemployment-related emails targeting Americans rose by 50% after the third round of stimulus checks was announced in late February, according to new data from Tessian’s threat intelligence team.News of the phishing surge comes after the United States Department of Justice warned that fraudsters are creating websites mimicking unemployment benefit websites, including state workforce agency (SWA) website
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