Over 35,500 Coronavirus-Related Websites Reported as Scams
At least 2,000 COVID-19 sites are created daily
According to Atlas VPN research, cumulatively, scammers created over 35,500 unique websites related to COVID-19 in the last month. Here, they tried to swindle money via phishing scams or selling masks, hand-sanitizers, and virus testing kits.
The report also shows that at least 2,000 websites related to COVID-19 are created daily, with half of them being scams. Amazon and Shopify are taking matters into their own hands by removing misleading listings or shutting down suspicious e-shop sites.