Hackers, as is well known, do not miss out on topical opportunities to strike.
And even Queen Elizabeth's death and funeral become a lure for 'phishing', that is, data theft.
According to the Proofpoint researchers, cybercriminals in recent days have spread messages that seemed to come from Microsoft: they invited recipients to participate in a virtual bulletin board in honor of the sovereign by clicking on a link to send a condolence message to the royal family at the funeral .
The malicious link, however, asked to enter their login credentials, a tactic to steal data.
The Queen Elizabeth II-themed phishing page, cybersecurity experts explained, was created with the recently discovered EvilProxy phishing kit that also bypasses two-factor authentication, a system that is increasingly being used for protect the security of a profile, platform or device.
Just last Tuesday - explains the website Bleeping computer - the UK's National Cyber ;; Security Center warned of an increased risk that cybercriminals could exploit the queen's death for phishing campaigns and other scams.
"Cybercriminals - explained the agency - often play on emotions to make people click and can also refer to current high profile events".
