FOR EXCLUSIVE ACCESS TO A CENTER IN EUROPE.
IN EUROPE. WE ASKED THEM IF WE COULD TRUST
TECH COMPANIES TO PROTECT OUR
PRICESEY.
PRICESEY. WORKING, LIVING, PLAYING, OUR
WHOLE LIFE ONLINE BECAUSE OF
CORONAVIRUS.
CORONAVIRUS. NOW THE HEAD OF FBI CYBER CRIME
SECTION SAYS IT’S MAKING US
VULNERABLE.
VULNERABLE. >> WE HAVE THIS MASSIVE GROUP OF
PEOPLE NOW FORCED TO DO THEIR
DAILY LIVES IN AN ONLINE
CAPACITY.
CAPACITY. THIS CREATES TREMENDOUS
OPPORTUNITY FOR CYBER ATTACKERS
AND SCAMMERS THAT HAVEN’T BEEN
THERE.
THERE. >> HOW BUSY ARE YOU?
>> VERY BUSY.
>> YOUR PASSWORD, BANKING
INFORMATION, AND EVEN LOCATION
DATA, THE FBI SAYS ALL PRIME
TARGETS RIGHT NOW AS MILLIONS OF
US DOWNLOAD NEW SOFTWARE AND
APPS.
APPS. >> THEY KNOW AMERICANS ARE
WORRIED ABOUT CORONAVIRUS, AND
THEY KNOW THEY CAN TAKE
ADVANTAGE OF IT.
>> GOOGLE ANNOUNCING 18 MILLION
MALWARE AND FISHING E-MAILS EACH
DAY RELATED TO CORONAVIRUS.
AT ITS PEAK, MORE THAN 15% OF
SCAMS SENT TO THE GOOGLE
MESSAGES APP WERE KOEFDCOVID-19
RELATED.
RELATED. THIS SCAM TARGETING GMAIL WITH
DOWNLOADABLE ATTACHMENT
DOWNLOADABLE ATTACHMENT CAPITALIZING ON THE STIMULUS
PAYMENTS AMERICANS ARE
RECEIVING.
RECEIVING. THIS E-MAIL CLAIMING TO BE FROM
THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
ASKING THIS PERSON TO DONATE
USING BITCOIN.
USING BITCOIN. >> WHERE ARE THESE ATTACKS
COMING FROM?
COMING FROM? >> SUCH PLACES AS CHINA, RUSSIA,
WEST AFRICA, ANY PLACE AN
INTERNET CONNECTION CAN BE
FOUND.
FOUND. >> JUST MONTHS AGO GOOGLE GIVING
NBC NEWS EXCLUSIVE ACCESS INSIDE
ITS SAFETY ENGINEERING OPERATION
HERE IN MUNICH, GERMANY.
>> FOLKS AREN’T NORMALLY ALLOWED
IN THIS SPACE.
>> THIS IS A GOOGLE ONLY AREA.
>> THIS IS GOOGLE’S SENIOR
PRODUCT MANAGER FOR PRIVACY,
ANOTHER BIG ISSUE WITH TRACKING
APPS AND HEALTH MONITORING ON
THE HORIZON.
THE HORIZON. >> I DON’T KNOW WHETHER I CAN
TRUST YOU.
TRUST YOU. YOU MAKE YOUR MONEY FROM
ENABLING ADVERTISERS TO TARGET
ME BY I DON’T GO MY DATA.
>> USER TRUST IS PARAMOUNT FOR
US.
US. WE’RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO LOOK
OUT FOR USERS IN MORE WAYS.
>> IN MUNICH, GOOGLE DEVELOPED A
TOOL THAT WILL PROTECT YOU FROM
SCAMS.
SCAMS. IT’S CALLED PASSWORD CHECKUP.
>> WE HAVE A CHECKUP WHICH CAN
HELP YOU SEE WHETHER ANY OF YOUR
PASSWORDS HAVE BEEN COMPROMISED
OR YOU’RE MAYBE USING PASSWORDS
IN MULTIPLE PLACES.
>> PASSWORDS.GOOGLE.COM.
>> PASSWORDS.GOOGLE.COM. >> GO INTO MY ACT AND CLICK
CHECK PASSWORD.
CHECK PASSWORD. OKAY.
OKAY. >> YOU CAN SEE HERE YOU HAVE
SOME COMPROMISED PASSWORDS.
>> HOW MANY EXACTLY?
>> 26 COMPROMISED PASSWORDS.
>> 26 COMPROMISED PASSWORDS.
IT’S EVERYTHING FROM MY AMAZON
ACCOUNT, BANKING ACCOUNT AND THE
SITE I USE TO PROTECT MY TAXES.
>> THAT’S SCARY.
>> USERS SHOULD CHANGE ALL
COMPROMISED PASSWORDS AND THE
FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION WARNING
ALL AMERICANS TO NEVER DONATE
WITH CASH, BY GIFT CARD OR BY
WIRING MONEY.
WIRING MONEY. IN THE AGE OF COVID-19, OUR
DIGITAL SAFETY ALMOST AS
IMPORTANT AS STAYING HEALTHY.
>> WOW, THAT’S SCARY STUFF, KEIR
SIMMONS.
SIMMONS. WITH SO MANY SCAMS OUT THERE,
ARE THERE ANY SCAMS IN
PARTICULAR THAT WE SHOULD BE
ESPECIALLY MINDFUL OF RIGHT NOW?
>> YOU KNOW, CRAIG, I CAN’T
BELIEVE I’M HAVING TO WARN FOLKS
ABOUT THIS BUT IF YOU’RE
THINKING ABOUT GETTING A DOG IN
THIS ISOLATION, THE BETTER
BUSINESS BUREAU IS WARNING
PEOPLE ABOUT SCAMS WITH PUPPIES
WHERE THERE’S NO BREEDER, NO
DOG, JUST A WAY TO TRY TO GET
YOUR MONEY.
YOUR MONEY. MEANWHILE THE FEDERAL TRADE
COMMISSION SAYS WATCH OUT FOR
E-MAILS FROM ORGANIZATIONS LIKE
CDC OR WORLD HEALTH
ORGANIZATION.
ORGANIZATION. GO TO THEIR ACTUAL WEBSITE AND
GET ONTO WHATEVER IT IS THAT’S
BEING SUGGESTED THERE TO PROTECT
YOURSELF.
YOURSELF. AGAIN, JUST TO REPEAT.
MAKE SURE YOU HAVE UNIQUE
PASSWORDS FOR EVERY ONE OF YOUR
ONLINE ACTIVITY.
ONLINE ACTIVITY. I KNOW, CRAIG, WHEN YOU SAW FROM
OUR REPORT THERE THAT I HAD SO
MANY PASSWORDS THAT WERE THE
SAME THAT I SHOULD HAVE CHANGED.
IF YOU WANT MORE INFORMATION
ABOUT HOW TO DO THIS OR HOW TO
WORK WITH THAT GOOGLE
APPLICATION THAT WE SHOWED YOU,
JUST GO AHEAD AND GO TO
TODAY.COM, CRAIG.
TODAY.COM, CRAIG. >> WE WERE QUITE STRUCK WITH THE
FACT YOU HAD 26 PASSWORDS, FYI.