It has been confirmed that more than 1 million suspicious emails have been confirmed so far, such as soliciting donations of crypto assets under the guise of an existing organization, taking advantage of the movement to support Ukraine after Russia's military invasion. I found out in a survey of an information security company.
There is a surge in suspicious emails and websites that take advantage of the circle of support for Ukrainians and take advantage of their good intentions.
According to an analysis by information security company "Trend Micro", from the start of the military invasion to the end of last month, there were about 1.2 million suspicious emails around the world asking for donations of crypto assets such as Bitcoin under the guise of an existing organization. It means that it was confirmed.
In addition, about 17,000 suspicious URLs that lead to fake fund-raising sites have been confirmed.
Some of them posted pictures of children who seemed to have been damaged on their websites and solicited donations, but the existence of the group could not be confirmed, or they were directed to sites that steal personal information if they followed the instructions in the email. It means that there were cases where it was done.
Mr. Katsuyuki Okamoto of Trend Micro said, "Since the war situation is deteriorating and the sacrifice of citizens is increasing, many people may open even suspicious emails if they are calling for support. Please check the original address and the URL of the site, and make sure that it is an existing organization. "