phishing

Hitt said it appears the attack began as a phishing attempt and no data appears to have been stolen, said party spokesman Alec Zimmerman.

Cyber criminals are not just doing the traditional phishing expeditions, they’re using Covid as a lure.

Be aware of phishing scams, which have become even more sophisticated in 2020 as fraudsters now have access to more personal information about their victims, mostly taken from social media.

The hackers used voice phishing, a social engineering technique that involves tricking someone on the phone to hand over passwords or access to internal systems.