UK Banks List COVID Vaccine Scams as One of the Greatest Threats Today

Cyber attacks and phishing, scams and frauds in particular have exploded in volume since the start of the global Covid-19 pandemic. Malicious actors have come up with countless ways to steal information and trick people out of their information or money over the past twelve months. Now bad actors are making full use of the news about the first rounds of vaccination that are on every page and screen.

British authorities are issuing formal warnings against new rounds of scams focused on Covid-19 vaccines. The bad actors behind those latest scams would send text messages, e-mails or even make direct phone calls and attempt to pry banking information from worried citizens concerned for their health or the health of a relative.

The general scheme consists of victims being directed to a number of different phishing domains that have names somehow implying a connection to the British NHS or to vaccination in general.

Once victims land on the fake pages, they are coaxed into entering their personal information and banking details, in the hopes that this will somehow give them immediate access to a dose of Covid vaccine.

Of course, this is never the case, and their information is simply syphoned into the hands of the malicious actors behind the scams, who can then sell the victim's personally identifiable information and abuse their bank account with the full information provided.

The population of the British Isles is urged to report any fraudulent pages, advertisements and domains to the respective authorities. However, that doesn't mean the hackers are letting up.

The heightened level of Covid-related anxiety that grips a large portion of the population makes those same people very easy targets for scammers and fraudsters.

The thing to keep in mind is that vaccination is not done en masse at this point and only medical workers and the elderly are getting vaccinated. Additionally, the only institution that should ever contact British citizens about their vaccination is the NHS.

The news report from Britain concerning the new wave of scams wraps up with the reminder than password hygiene and good password practices are just as important as ever. Do not use the same password across multiple accounts and services, never share passwords even with your closest friends, and use complex but memorable strings as your password.

January 15, 2021
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