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title: COVID-19 disruption has hackers on the offensive - Inside the Cyber24 Podcast
description: When society’s regular routine is thrown out off-kilter, cybercriminals get right to work.
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# [COVID-19 disruption has hackers on the offensive - Inside the Cyber24 Podcast](https://blog.vlcm.com/blog/covid-19-hackers)

 Written by [VLCM](https://blog.vlcm.com/blog/author/vlcm) | Apr 30, 2020 2:30:00 PM

[Originally posted on cyber24.us: ](https://www.cyber24.us/episode-81-covid-19-disruption-has-hackers-on-the-offensive/)

When society’s regular routine is thrown out off-kilter, cybercriminals get right to work. Whether they are stealing your video conferencing credentials to interrupt a meeting, using those credentials to access other accounts or launching websites to phish your employees, you need your defenses up now more than ever. In this episode of CYBER24, presented by VLCM, we discuss the various attack vectors hackers are utilizing to cause you financial pain. 

 

## Interesting Links:

[COVID-19 Exploited by Malicious Cyber Actors – CISA](https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/aa20-099a)

[More than 500,000 Zoom account credentials selling for pennies online – NY Daily News](https://apple.news/ASSHPbXGoRMy54i1geIU6Uw)

[Cybercriminals are exploiting fears of the pandemic to steal personal information](https://apple.news/AmWaFloVuQimHVQoYsoNIHA)

 

Listen to the Podcast: [Play in new window](https://www.buzzsprout.com/697411/3390952-episode-81-covid-19-disruption-has-hackers-on-the-offensive)

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