The FBI has warned that businesses and individuals working from home via telework software should be aware of elevated risk.
After receiving 1,200 coronavirus-related scam complaints in a single week, the FBI warns businesses of high cyber-risk in the use of online telecoms platforms.
Since March 30, the US intelligence and security service’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) has been inundated with reports of coronavirus scams, resulting in a warning that businesses working with ‘telework’ software may be vulnerable to targeted attacks.
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Computer Business Review spoke to Dr Jamie Collier, Cyber Threat Intelligence chief at Digital Shadows, about threats posed to businesses due to the increased use of online telecoms software:
He said: “Many organisations will now be discussing commercially sensitive and confidential issues on teleconferencing calls, meaning these platforms are likely to be an attractive target for threat actors.
“There have also been…
