Cyber Alert: Spear phishing Coronavirus Emails

Be aware that malicious cyber actors are using the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) as a theme to disguise phishing emails and entice personnel to click on malicious links or attachments.  The malicious links direct users to websites requesting they input their credentials, allowing malicious cyber actors to use the stolen credentials to obtain unauthorized access.
 
Please be wary of suspicious emails.  Do not click on links in emails that you did not specifically request or from parties with whom you are not familiar.  It is better to open a web browser and type web addresses than to click on unrequested links.  For example, if you wish to learn more about the Corona virus you can open a web browser and type www.cdc.gov to reach the US Center for Disease Control home page.