Cybercriminals are using stimulus payments to trick people

According to a study by cybersecurity company Check Point, attackers are targeting people through stimulus-themed websites and emails for stealing data and money.[Read: An entrepreneur’s guide to long-term marketing strategies amid COVID-19]In one of the cases studied by the firm, attackers sent emails to people to steal usernames and passwords through fake login forms.From the beginning of the last month, 4,305 stimulus-related domains have been registered. Check Point’s Data Team Leader, Omer Dembinsky, said people should only use authorized government websites to avail financial benefits:As economic stimulus payments start to flow, cyber-attackers want to get their share too. It added that a whopping 94% of attacks in the past two weeks have been phishing.The news from Check Point is yet another indicator that cybercriminals will stoop to new lows to target vulnerable people during a pandemic.