 TITLE: How COVID-19 Scams Can Affect You CONTENT: COVID-19 Scams to Watch Out For\n-------------------------------\nAt a time when empathy and compassion are sorely needed, criminals would rather exploit the situation with targeted scams to steal money, personal information and more. While these scams have been around for a long time, cybercriminals are putting a new spin on them at a time when many are vulnerable.\n\"Scammers are taking advantage of the COVID-19 public health crisis to try and spread their own contagion—cyberattacks that threaten businesses, governments, consumers and even children,\" says Jennifer Leuer, CEO of cyber security firm CyberScout.\n\"Just like practicing good personal hygiene, cyber hygiene should be front and center in the minds of all Americans,\" Leuer says. \"We urge consumers to pause before clicking links, opening attachments or visiting websites, and to adopt a few simple best practices like using long, strong and unique passwords to protect themselves from cybercrime.\"\nRead on to learn which scams you need to protect yourself against right now. END