Today marks the so-called “Freedom Day”, with many of the Covid restrictions being removed and workers encouraged to return to the office. While many businesses are running hybrid operations with many more staff working from home than before the pandemic, there will still be a large number of people returning to the office, and as always this creates openings for opportunistic cybercriminals.
The primary way cybercriminals will adapt to this change is to use new styles of phishing attacks. Any universal change in the way organisations work allow hackers to create phishing messages that would apply to almost any company. An example would be an email that contains an attachment that details Covid-19 related procedures that must be adhered to in the office.
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