Tsunami Threat May Lead to Surge in Social Engineering Scams

An 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck Santiago, Chile on February 27th at 06:34GMT. Sea level detectors have reported activity consistent with tsunami generation, with much of the Pacific area subsequently under tsunami watches or warnings.

In conjunction with the very real physical threat of tsunamis, folks will need to be on alert for a corresponding surge in tsunami-themed scams. This may include malicious links planted in search engine results for popular keywords such as tsunami, earthquake, chile, and hawaii.