In a recent blog, we discussed how cybercriminals are carrying out Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) scams using OSINT (Open Source Intelligence) and different offering on the dark web, from phone scam centers to leaked credentials databases up for sale. PUA is the United States’ federal aid for workers who have lost their jobs or been furloughed during the pandemic.
Cybercriminals have followed Winston Churchill’s advice to “never let a good crisis go to waste.” Threat actors have been scamming the US government using synthetic IDs and taking advantage of the laxed unemployment validation process.
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