Researchers from California-based IS company Anomali have discovered 12 fake COVID-19 patient contact tracking apps posing as official programs. Attackers are actively exploiting the panic around the coronavirus pandemic to trick users into revealing their credentials. “Fake applications are designed to download and install malware (Anubis, SpyNote, etc.) onto devices and steal users’ financial and… Continue reading Fake COVID-19 contact tracking apps install banking trojans
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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