{"id":37405,"date":"2020-03-18T22:55:45","date_gmt":"2020-03-18T22:55:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/03\/18\/ncis-warns-of-coronavirus-related-online-scams\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T19:35:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T19:35:09","slug":"ncis-warns-of-coronavirus-related-online-scams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2020\/03\/18\/ncis-warns-of-coronavirus-related-online-scams\/","title":{"rendered":"NCIS warns of coronavirus-related online scams"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Naval Criminal Investigative Service<\/a> is warning sailors to be aware of a new crop of online scams sparked by the coronavirus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Criminals are using concern over coronavirus to conduct new forms of phishing, financial scams and disinformation campaigns over social media in order to collect sensitive information, steal money with fake donation websites and deliver malware to victims, according to a NCIS release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since January, several so-called \u201cspear phishing\u201d campaigns have been falsely representing healthcare organizations like the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention<\/a> and the World Health Organization<\/a>, NCIS says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn many cases, victims receive coronavirus-themed emails requesting the victim to open an attachment or click on a link to obtain details about the coronavirus,\u201d the NCIS release states. \u201cOnce a victim clicks on the attachment or link, they are directed to a malicious website requesting the victim to enter login credentials.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Law enforcement has also seen campaigns where users receive hoax emails from someone claiming to be a CDC official requesting Bitcoin donations to bankroll an \u201cincident management system\u201d in response to the coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\t