Threat actors are using the novel coronavirus to impersonate accounts on social media. The example below targets members of a credit union.
We are providing ongoing updates on coronavirus-themed attacks observed by the PhishLabs team. This post and others are meant to help the security community stay up-to-date on how threat actors are exploiting the pandemic.
The threat actor created a private Instagram account referencing COVID-19 that used the credit union’s name, its logo, and link to its legitimate website.