According to data collected during the first quarter of 2020, about two thirds of respondents from Interpol's member countries had recieved phishing and online scam threats related to COVID-19. Meanwhile, pandemic-related fake news was the type of cyber threat least encountered during this period.
Key cyberthreats related to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, by threat type
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INTERPOL . (August 4, 2020). Key cyberthreats related to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, by threat type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1257198/main-covid-19-cyberthreats/
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