As nations pull together to try and stop the spread of Covid-19, there is a cohort of criminals taking advantage of this volatile time. They are posing a separate threat to that of the virus – cyber-attacks. The Covid-19 crisis is providing some with the opportunity to carry out attacks themed around the pandemic to distribute various malware packages, according to the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation, otherwise known as Europol. Criminals swiftly took advantage of the virus proliferation and are abusing the demand people have for information and supplies. Many of these attacks are carried out through…

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