Thursday, 5 March, 2026
Cybercriminals sending Excel sheets with fake COVID-19 data to spread malware
By Basit Ansari
<p>Cybercriminals are using email attachments containing malicious Excel 4.0 macros to put malware on user devices. The attachment contains excel sheets having trackers, data and graphs on the pandemic and it looks very real. The campaign began on May 12 and has used 100s of unique attachments. The attack, falling under a subcategory of phishing, has caught up over the years.<br />
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