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Russian cybercrime forums seen selling malware-sabotaged COVID-19 map
Friday, March 13, 2020
The recently discovered weaponized coronavirus map found to infect victims with a variant of the information-stealing AZORult malware has been sold online by Russian language cybercrime forums, according to a new report.
“Coronavirus is a formidable and fairly unprecedented opportunity to trick panicking people amid the global havoc and mayhem. In light of the spiraling uncertainty and fake news, even experienced cybersecurity professionals may get scammed,” said Ilia Kolochenko, founder and CEO of web security company ImmuniWeb. “Organizations should urgently consider implement and promulgate a clear, centralized and consistent internal process to communicate all the events and precautions related to the coronavirus pandemic. Corporate cybersecurity and security awareness should constitute an invaluable part of such communications, as cybercriminals are profiteering from obscurity and uncertainty.” Read Full Article
The Independent: Coronavirus 'fearware' sees hackers exploit Covid-19 panic to target victims
