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Malicious COVID-19 Websites Surge
In recent months, more than 136
thousand new domains have been registered that reference the current
COVID-19 outbreak, many of which have yet to be flagged. A large portion of
these sites are distributing phishing campaigns with fake bank login forms and inaccurate
URLs, including any number of pandemic buzz words. Hopefully, some of the
domain registrars will implement stricter detection for these sites to avoid the
preying on of people seeking information during the outbreak.
NASA Employees Face Spike in Cyberattacks
NASA
and many other federal departments are among those moving to telework and they are
seeing an alarming rise in cyberattacks. These attacks include several
variations of phishing campaigns designed to seek sensitive data or login
credentials through requests for tax forms or disinformation about the current
pandemic. NASA employees are especially seeing these types of attacks targeting
mobile devices directly, since they often have fewer active security measures in
place when compared to other devices.
Fingerprint Security Still Not Foolproof
A group of researchers that recently spent time studying
various mobile devices’ fingerprint
security measures found a shockingly high success rate from fake prints. By
testing a variety of mobile devices, they learned that creating a
continuously-successful print mold, while requiring a significant amount of
time, could easily unlock a device before wiping features would be triggered. Advancements
in fingerprint technology and better biosecurity implementations are clearly necessary.
Medical Testing Company Suffers Data Breach
After a ransomware attack by Maze authors, a major medical
testing firm has had a large portion of stolen data published on the Maze “news”
site. The data was leaked nearly a week after the initial attack, which the
company refused to pay ransom for. While the stolen data only included victims
with surnames beginning with D, G, I, and J, the testing company recommends all
clients monitor their financials for any signs of fraud. This attack comes
during a time where several ransomware authors pledged to avoid attacking
healthcare or medical establishments, though they claim this campaign was
started prior to the current outbreak.
Philippines Law Enforcement Arrests Fake News Distributors
At least 32 individuals were arrested in the Philippines for
spreading fake
COVID-19 information across several social media platforms. Some of the
accused were reported to have instigated raids of food storage facilities after
making false claims of regional shortages. The country, with over 3,000
confirmed cases of COVID-19, will maintain lockdown procedures to limit the
spread of the disease until the end of April.
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