We continue to see increased COVID-19 phishing scams and sometimes they even use official government names in an attempt to hook you.

We often see scammers and hackers using scare tactics to try and get payment using bitcoin which is not backed by any financial institutions so makes it very difficult to recover any money sent.

Windows Defender scams have been around for years and we are seeing a new one making its rounds stating they have charged you $299.99 which is billed yearly and if you want a refund, they provide a number to call.

Identifying some phishing emails may not be that easy since the bad guys are always coming up with more clever ways to trap you into thinking the email is legit.