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California’s deadly wildfires present opportunity for email scammers

California’s deadly wildfires present opportunity for email scammers

November 28, 2018

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The deadly and destructive wildfires that swept across California this month are a ripe opportunity for cybercriminals looking to swindle victims and individuals looking for ways to contribute to recovery efforts, a cybersecurity firm has warned.

Agari, which specializes in email security, issued an advisory last week that email scams referencing the Camp Fire, which has killed 88 people and burned 153,000 across Northern California, and the Woolsey Fire, which killed three and scorched 97,000 acres just north of Los Angeles, are already surfacing.

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