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How to protect your data as COVID-19 scams soar
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Quote: As the world is grappling with a sharp rise in the number of COVID-19 cases, fraudsters are trying to capitalize on the state of panic and even the goodwill of others.

More than 1,400 coronavirus-related domains were registered over the past three months, many used for phishing scams, misinformation, or as an interface for fraudulent sales of counterfeit goods such as masks or hand sanitizers. 

In the UK, victims of online scams have lost £960,000 in 105 coronavirus-linked cases since the beginning of February.

ProtonMail has implemented a number of long-standing features to protect both your personal and business communications. 

However, there is no such thing as a perfect system — that’s why in this post we’ll describe the most common COVID-19 scams and remind you how to protect against data or financial theft.

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