Hackers Created Thousands of Coronavirus (COVID-19) Related Sites As Bait
As the world comes to grips with the coronavirus pandemic, the situation has proven to be a blessing in disguise for threat actors, who’ve taken advantage of the opportunity to target victims with scams or malware campaigns.
Now, according to a new report published by Check Point Research today and shared with The Hacker News, hackers are exploiting the COVID-19 outbreak to spread their own infections, including registering malicious Coronavirus-related domains and selling discounted off-the-shelf malware in the dark web.
One of the many Coronavirus-themed attack includes: A fake real-time coronavirus tracking Android app, called “COVID19 Tracker,” was found to abuse user permissions to change the phone’s lock screen password and install CovidLock ransomware in return for a $100 bitcoin ransom.
Interesting isn’t it? Click here to read more Coronavirus-themed attacks.
Source: The Hacker News
