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Work From Home Scam

During the  COVID-19, unemployment numbers have been rising and more people are looking for work. Some people have unknowingly gotten involved in breaking the law. According to the article from...

Posted: May 26, 2020, 11:10 AM

Maryland COVID-19 Contact Tracing

Make sure you know who you’re talking to

May 22, 2020 Next Week, Maryland will begin a state-wide effort to trace the spread of COVID-19.  The effort will involve health workers making phone calls to Maryland residents.  This is a...

Posted: May 22, 2020, 3:02 PM

Android Ransomware

Malicious Software Pretending To Provide COVID-19 Info

Android Ransomware DomainTools discovered that domain names associated with COVID-19 and Coronavirus have spiked in the past few weeks, and many of those domains are considered malicious. One...

Posted: May 18, 2020, 6:24 PM

COVID-19 Phishing Attacks

A review of different attacks exploiting COVID-19 fears

Tripwire has released an article warning of these COVID19-related phishing scams. This article can be found at this link:...

Posted: May 18, 2020, 6:17 PM