Easter Holiday Phishing Scams and Malware Campaigns

As the Easter holiday approaches, US-CERT reminds users to stay aware of holiday scams and cyber campaigns, which may include:

• unsolicited shipping notifications that may actually be scams by attackers to solicit personal information (phishing scams),
• electronic greeting cards that may contain malicious software (malware),
• requests for charitable contributions that may be phishing scams or solicitations from sources that are not real charities, and
• false advertisements for holiday accommodations or timeshares.

US-CERT encourages users and administrators to use caution when reviewing unsolicited messages. Suggested preventive measures to protect against phishing scams and malware campaigns include: