It's 2021, but the anxiety, fear, uncertainty, and stress caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 is very much alive today. Criminals are targeting the most vulnerable among us, using the lure of COVID-19 vaccination in their most recent phishing campaigns. Today's post will examine some of the history related to COVID-19 scams, and the latest vaccination scam, which the National Health Service (NHS) in the UK is warning the public about. \r\n Last February, as the world started to go into lockdown to help slow the spread of COVID-19, criminals were forced into lockdown too and wasted no time shifting their focus towards COVID-based scams and criminal activities. \r\n Shopping \r\n At first, criminals started focusing on the web-based purchasing boom. Since most people couldn't obtain various goods from their local stores, either due to supply shortages or physical access restrictions, they turned to the internet to get their needs covered.…