Keeping your identity safe through a pandemic

Kabelo Ramaselwana, CEO of TransUnion Botswana said cybercriminals were exploiting the COVID-19 pandemic as a screen for their activities, sending emails and text messages from seemingly legitimate organisations with information about COVID-19.

Once people click on the links in emails or text messages, they unknowingly download software which allows cybercriminals to take control of their devices and access their personal information and financial data, which could lead to identity theft.