Check Point experts estimated that the number of “coronavirus” cyberattacks increased to 5,000 per day, and number of attacks on sites posing as Netflix services doubled. Researchers say the total number of cyberattacks has declined since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic and subsequent economic downturn. However, the number of attacks related to COIVD-19 has… Continue reading The number of “coronavirus” cyberattacks increased to 5,000 per day
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Hackers spoof DNS settings to distribute fake coronavirus applications
Journalists from Bleeping Computer investigated that hackers are replacing DNS settings for distributing fake applications. The reason for the investigation were complaints of users, which reported on the forums that they were obsessively offered to download a strange application, allegedly informing about COVID-19 and created by WHO. As it turned out, the routers of these… Continue reading Hackers spoof DNS settings to distribute fake coronavirus applications
Cybercriminals fake letters from WHO to distribute HawkEye and trick money into fight with COVID-19
Specialists from IBM X-Force discovered a new malicious campaign, in which cybercriminals fake letters from WHO, impersonate its CEOs Tedros Adan Gebreisus, and send users emails containing a HawkEye keylogger. HawkEye is a credential theft program that is usually distributed through fraudulent emails and malicious Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and RTF files. “After installing on… Continue reading Cybercriminals fake letters from WHO to distribute HawkEye and trick money into fight with COVID-19
Chinese coronavirus detection app transmits data to the police
Last month, Chinese authorities released the Alipay Health Code coronavirus detection application, which allowed users checking whether they need to be quarantined due to contact with people infected with coronavirus. According to The New York Times, it turned out that the application also transmits this data to the police. While China encourages people to return… Continue reading Chinese coronavirus detection app transmits data to the police