AS FAR AS TESTING MISSIONARY
THEY BRING HOME.
THEY DECLINED OUR REQUEST TO
COMMENT ON THE TOPIC.
NOW TO A CONSUMER ALERT FROM
NATIONAL INSURANCE CRIME BUREAU.
THEY SAY THEY ARE SAYING AN
INCREASE IN CYBER HACKERS
TARGETING VICTIMS DURING THE
COVID-19 PANDEMIC.
ABC4'S JERAD GIOTTONINI EXPLAINS
WHO'S AT RISK AND HOW YOU CAN
PROTCT YOURSELF LOCAL EXPERTS
SAY UTAHANS ARE NOT IMMUNE BUT
SAY SIMPLE WAYS FOR FOLKS TO
PROTECT THEMSELVES FROM CYBER
HACKERS.
COULD ONE DONATE MONEY.
AN EXAMPLE FROM A STATE CHIEF
INFORMATION OFFICER, PHIL BAITS
ON HOW HACKER USING COVID-19 TO
SCAM PEOPLE.
BAITS SAYS ITS EVEN IMPACT STATE
EMPLOYEES.
NOT HUGE INCREASE PEW WE'RE
SEEING AN INCREASE YES FROM HOME
YOU'RE KIND OF NOT BEHIND THE
STATE'S DEFENSES.
YOU'RE ON A HOME NETWORK SO IT
MAKES YOU A LITTLE BIT VULT
VULNERABLE.
BAITS SAYS THERE HAVEN'T ANY
SECURITY BREACHES BUT NATIONWIDE
ACCORDING TO FEDERAL TRADE
COMMISSION, THERE HAVE BEEN NEAR
8 FRAUD REPORTS FROM CONSUMERS
RELATED TO VIRUS SINCE BEGINNING
OF 2020.
YOU KNOW WE IS WANT PEOPLE TO
WORK FROM HOMEWORKING FROM HOME
YOU DON'T HAVE YOUR EMPLOYEES
YOU CAN ASK RIGHT NEXT TO YOU
LOOK LEGITIMATE OR UTAH VALLEY
CYBER SECURITY.
ROB SAYS FOLKS MUST IMPLEMENT
SAFEGUARDS.
SET UP A PRIVATE MEETING
DON'T HAVE PUBLIC MEETING SET
PASSWORDS.
HE SAYS DURING THESE
UNPRECEDENTED TIMES, IT'S EASY
FOR PEOPLE TO FORGET THE BASICS.
BEING CONSCIOUS THAT MAYBE THIS
ISN'T REAL.
THE ADVANTAGE OF THAT MAKE
EMAILS SCAMS LOOKING TO THINK
TAKE ADVANTAGE WE'VE GOT SOME
CURE FOR COVID-19 OR HEY, HERE'S
HOW YOU CAN GET YOUR MONEY.
SIGN UP NOW AND YOU'LL FIRST IN
LINE.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON HOW TO
PROTECT YOURSELF FROM CYBER
HACKING OR TO REPORT A PROBLEM,
