The nation-sponsored cybercriminals and spies were ready to face the coronavirus panic. Research released Thursday shows that scammers and spies quickly registered a large number of potentially harmful websites and sent masses of fraudulent emails while trying to earn money from the pandemic.
A report by cybersecurity company Recorded Future found a significant increase in registrations of websites linked to the COVID-19 virus, some of which claims to be used to steal information from recipients or infect it with malware.
Lindsay Kaye, Recorded Future's chief operating officer, specifically identified the following areas as potentially dangerous:The nation-sponsored cybercriminals and spies were ready to face the coronavirus panic. Research released Thursday shows that scammers and spies quickly registered a large number of potentially harmful websites and sent masses of fraudulent emails while trying to earn money from the pandemic.
A report by cybersecurity company Recorded Future found a significant increase in registrations of websites linked to the COVID-19 virus, some of which claims to be used to steal information from recipients or infect it with malware.
Lindsay Kaye, Recorded Future's chief operating officer, specifically identified the following areas as potentially dangerous:
coronavirusstatus[.]space
coronavirus-map[.]com
blogcoronacl.canalcero[.]digital
coronavirus[.]zone
coronavirus-realtime[.]com
coronavirus[.]app
bgvfr.coronavirusaware[.]xyz
coronavirusaware[.]xyz
Forbes also had Bernardo Quintero, founder of the Google-owned malware repository and anti-virus testing service VirusTotal, take a look at the domains reported by Recorded Future. He said the following websites also showed signs of malicious behavior, as they’re being detected by anti-virus software:
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corona-virus[.]healthcare
survivecoronavirus[.]org
vaccine-coronavirus[.]com
coronavirus[.]cc
bestcoronavirusprotect[.]tk
coronavirusupdate[.]tk
-Sumit Tiwari
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